diff --git a/kivy/lib/libtess2/Source/sweep.c b/kivy/lib/libtess2/Source/sweep.c
index 73da93532..6ce6ebba5 100755
--- a/kivy/lib/libtess2/Source/sweep.c
+++ b/kivy/lib/libtess2/Source/sweep.c
@@ -1134,7 +1134,9 @@ static void InitEdgeDict( TESStesselator *tess )
 static void DoneEdgeDict( TESStesselator *tess )
 {
 	ActiveRegion *reg;
+#ifndef NDEBUG
 	int fixedEdges = 0;
+#endif
 
 	while( (reg = (ActiveRegion *)dictKey( dictMin( tess->dict ))) != NULL ) {
 		/*