diff --git a/contrib/pg_prewarm/autoprewarm.c b/contrib/pg_prewarm/autoprewarm.c
index c2a6e5a53f7..033ad364777 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_prewarm/autoprewarm.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_prewarm/autoprewarm.c
@@ -207,8 +207,6 @@ autoprewarm_main(Datum main_arg)
 	/* Periodically dump buffers until terminated. */
 	while (!got_sigterm)
 	{
-		int			rc;
-
 		/* In case of a SIGHUP, just reload the configuration. */
 		if (got_sighup)
 		{
@@ -219,10 +217,10 @@ autoprewarm_main(Datum main_arg)
 		if (autoprewarm_interval <= 0)
 		{
 			/* We're only dumping at shutdown, so just wait forever. */
-			rc = WaitLatch(&MyProc->procLatch,
-						   WL_LATCH_SET | WL_EXIT_ON_PM_DEATH,
-						   -1L,
-						   PG_WAIT_EXTENSION);
+			(void) WaitLatch(&MyProc->procLatch,
+							 WL_LATCH_SET | WL_EXIT_ON_PM_DEATH,
+							 -1L,
+							 PG_WAIT_EXTENSION);
 		}
 		else
 		{
@@ -248,10 +246,10 @@ autoprewarm_main(Datum main_arg)
 			}
 
 			/* Sleep until the next dump time. */
-			rc = WaitLatch(&MyProc->procLatch,
-						   WL_LATCH_SET | WL_TIMEOUT | WL_EXIT_ON_PM_DEATH,
-						   delay_in_ms,
-						   PG_WAIT_EXTENSION);
+			(void) WaitLatch(&MyProc->procLatch,
+							 WL_LATCH_SET | WL_TIMEOUT | WL_EXIT_ON_PM_DEATH,
+							 delay_in_ms,
+							 PG_WAIT_EXTENSION);
 		}
 
 		/* Reset the latch, loop. */
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index bd8dc61182d..7612b17b442 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -361,10 +361,10 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(void)
 			/* Ask for notification at next buffer allocation */
 			StrategyNotifyBgWriter(MyProc->pgprocno);
 			/* Sleep ... */
-			rc = WaitLatch(MyLatch,
-						   WL_LATCH_SET | WL_TIMEOUT | WL_EXIT_ON_PM_DEATH,
-						   BgWriterDelay * HIBERNATE_FACTOR,
-						   WAIT_EVENT_BGWRITER_HIBERNATE);
+			(void) WaitLatch(MyLatch,
+							 WL_LATCH_SET | WL_TIMEOUT | WL_EXIT_ON_PM_DEATH,
+							 BgWriterDelay * HIBERNATE_FACTOR,
+							 WAIT_EVENT_BGWRITER_HIBERNATE);
 			/* Reset the notification request in case we timed out */
 			StrategyNotifyBgWriter(-1);
 		}
diff --git a/src/test/modules/worker_spi/worker_spi.c b/src/test/modules/worker_spi/worker_spi.c
index 52a3208527e..838133a2081 100644
--- a/src/test/modules/worker_spi/worker_spi.c
+++ b/src/test/modules/worker_spi/worker_spi.c
@@ -217,7 +217,6 @@ worker_spi_main(Datum main_arg)
 	while (!got_sigterm)
 	{
 		int			ret;
-		int			rc;
 
 		/*
 		 * Background workers mustn't call usleep() or any direct equivalent:
@@ -225,10 +224,10 @@ worker_spi_main(Datum main_arg)
 		 * necessary, but is awakened if postmaster dies.  That way the
 		 * background process goes away immediately in an emergency.
 		 */
-		rc = WaitLatch(MyLatch,
-					   WL_LATCH_SET | WL_TIMEOUT | WL_EXIT_ON_PM_DEATH,
-					   worker_spi_naptime * 1000L,
-					   PG_WAIT_EXTENSION);
+		(void) WaitLatch(MyLatch,
+						 WL_LATCH_SET | WL_TIMEOUT | WL_EXIT_ON_PM_DEATH,
+						 worker_spi_naptime * 1000L,
+						 PG_WAIT_EXTENSION);
 		ResetLatch(MyLatch);
 
 		CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS();