diff --git a/basegfx/source/range/b2drangeclipper.cxx b/basegfx/source/range/b2drangeclipper.cxx
index 1b4929475364..e9a3e5ed3dff 100644
--- a/basegfx/source/range/b2drangeclipper.cxx
+++ b/basegfx/source/range/b2drangeclipper.cxx
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ namespace basegfx
                 OSL_ENSURE( isSweepLineEnteringRect ||
                             mpLeadingRightEdge == &rActiveEdge,
                             "ImplPolygon::intersect(): sweep initial own edge hit: wrong leading edge" );
+                (void) this; // avoid loplugin:staticmethods
             }
 
             void handleFinalOwnRightEdge(ActiveEdge& rActiveEdge)