diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 1fe724d96e..d8635f1b3e 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2012-11-29  Ulrich Weigand  <uweigand@de.ibm.com>
+
+	* python/python.c (finalize_python): Cast unused PyGILState_Ensure
+	return value to void to avoid compiler warning.
+
 2012-11-29  Ulrich Weigand  <uweigand@de.ibm.com>
 
 	* opencl-lang.c (opencl_print_type): New function.
diff --git a/gdb/python/python.c b/gdb/python/python.c
index 5f6df60e29..43677d5a1d 100644
--- a/gdb/python/python.c
+++ b/gdb/python/python.c
@@ -1415,7 +1415,7 @@ finalize_python (void *ignore)
      Python interpreter, which we are about to destroy.  It seems
      clearer to make the needed calls explicitly here than to create a
      cleanup and then mysteriously discard it.  */
-  PyGILState_Ensure ();
+  (void) PyGILState_Ensure ();
   python_gdbarch = target_gdbarch ();
   python_language = current_language;