diff --git a/.pick_status.json b/.pick_status.json
index 3b367dfd1ff..577fafbf3df 100644
--- a/.pick_status.json
+++ b/.pick_status.json
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@
         "description": "libcl: avoid calling UNREACHABLE(str) macro without arguments",
         "nominated": true,
         "nomination_type": 2,
-        "resolution": 0,
+        "resolution": 1,
         "main_sha": null,
         "because_sha": "9ced3148ca18e8b057e7f2a7e773c701b95c8741",
         "notes": null
diff --git a/src/compiler/libcl/libcl.h b/src/compiler/libcl/libcl.h
index cf0d210cb76..7743f2fefde 100644
--- a/src/compiler/libcl/libcl.h
+++ b/src/compiler/libcl/libcl.h
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@
  */
 #define unreachable(str)                                                       \
    do {                                                                        \
-      assert(!"" str);                                                         \
+      (void)"" str; /* str must be a string literal */                         \
+      assert(!str);                                                            \
       __builtin_unreachable();                                                 \
    } while (0)