diff --git a/scripts/asn1_compiler.c b/scripts/asn1_compiler.c
index adabd41452640991ed86d1557ac32012042ce4e0..71d4a7c87900890a04b3451450cbaab4be5f2ee7 100644
--- a/scripts/asn1_compiler.c
+++ b/scripts/asn1_compiler.c
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ static void parse(void)
 
 static struct element *element_list;
 
-static struct element *alloc_elem(struct token *type)
+static struct element *alloc_elem(void)
 {
 	struct element *e = calloc(1, sizeof(*e));
 	if (!e) {
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ static struct element *parse_type(struct token **_cursor, struct token *end,
 	char *p;
 	int labelled = 0, implicit = 0;
 
-	top = element = alloc_elem(cursor);
+	top = element = alloc_elem();
 	element->class = ASN1_UNIV;
 	element->method = ASN1_PRIM;
 	element->tag = token_to_tag[cursor->token_type];
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ static struct element *parse_type(struct token **_cursor, struct token *end,
 		if (!implicit)
 			element->method |= ASN1_CONS;
 		element->compound = implicit ? TAG_OVERRIDE : SEQUENCE;
-		element->children = alloc_elem(cursor);
+		element->children = alloc_elem();
 		element = element->children;
 		element->class = ASN1_UNIV;
 		element->method = ASN1_PRIM;