diff --git a/components/spiffs/spiffs_api.c b/components/spiffs/spiffs_api.c
index 6dd3db963..39fcabbd9 100644
--- a/components/spiffs/spiffs_api.c
+++ b/components/spiffs/spiffs_api.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const char* TAG = "SPIFFS";
 
 void spiffs_api_lock(spiffs *fs)
 {
-    xSemaphoreTake(((esp_spiffs_t *)(fs->user_data))->lock, portMAX_DELAY);
+    (void) xSemaphoreTake(((esp_spiffs_t *)(fs->user_data))->lock, portMAX_DELAY);
 }
 
 void spiffs_api_unlock(spiffs *fs)