diff --git a/dll/win32/shell32/dialogs/filetypes.cpp b/dll/win32/shell32/dialogs/filetypes.cpp
index ad394c8b1d3..2c245d717ba 100644
--- a/dll/win32/shell32/dialogs/filetypes.cpp
+++ b/dll/win32/shell32/dialogs/filetypes.cpp
@@ -666,6 +666,7 @@ FileTypesDlg_InsertToLV(HWND hListView, LPCWSTR szName, INT iItem, LPCWSTR szFil
         iLargeImage = ImageList_AddIcon(himlLarge, Entry->hIconLarge);
         iSmallImage = ImageList_AddIcon(himlSmall, Entry->hIconSmall);
         ASSERT(iLargeImage == iSmallImage);
+        DBG_UNREFERENCED_LOCAL_VARIABLE(iLargeImage);
     }
 
     // Do not add excluded entries
@@ -1041,6 +1042,7 @@ EditTypeDlg_UpdateEntryIcon(HWND hwndDlg, PEDITTYPE_DIALOG pEditType,
     INT iLargeImage = ImageList_AddIcon(himlLarge, pEntry->hIconLarge);
     INT iSmallImage = ImageList_AddIcon(himlSmall, pEntry->hIconSmall);
     ASSERT(iLargeImage == iSmallImage);
+    DBG_UNREFERENCED_LOCAL_VARIABLE(iLargeImage);
 
     INT iItem = ListView_GetNextItem(hListView, -1, LVNI_SELECTED);
     if (iItem != -1)