diff --git a/lib/runtime-core/src/memory/mod.rs b/lib/runtime-core/src/memory/mod.rs
index 4a9dccba7..6f532b6d4 100644
--- a/lib/runtime-core/src/memory/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/runtime-core/src/memory/mod.rs
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ impl Clone for UnsharedMemory {
 }
 
 pub struct SharedMemory {
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     desc: MemoryDescriptor,
 }