diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/base.hpp b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/base.hpp
index 0179d18aec..546140e9f1 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/base.hpp
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/base.hpp
@@ -326,8 +326,8 @@ CV_INLINE CV_NORETURN void errorNoReturn(int _code, const String& _err, const ch
 
 // In practice, some macro are not processed correctly (noreturn is not detected).
 // We need to use simplified definition for them.
-#define CV_Error(...) do { abort(); } while (0)
-#define CV_Error_( code, args ) do { cv::format args; abort(); } while (0)
+#define CV_Error(code, msg) do { (void)(code); (void)(msg); abort(); } while (0)
+#define CV_Error_(code, args) do { (void)(code); (void)(cv::format args); abort(); } while (0)
 #define CV_Assert( expr ) do { if (!(expr)) abort(); } while (0)
 #define CV_ErrorNoReturn CV_Error
 #define CV_ErrorNoReturn_ CV_Error_