diff --git a/docs_input/notebooks/gtc_lab/samples/kernel_fusion.cu b/docs_input/notebooks/gtc_lab/samples/kernel_fusion.cu
index c12d9b97..5b29ca27 100644
--- a/docs_input/notebooks/gtc_lab/samples/kernel_fusion.cu
+++ b/docs_input/notebooks/gtc_lab/samples/kernel_fusion.cu
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ int main([[maybe_unused]] int argc, [[maybe_unused]] char **argv)
   for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
 
     // first individual, independent kernels
-    int unfused_range = MATX_NVTX_START_RANGE("Unfused Kernels");
+    [[maybe_unused]] int unfused_range = MATX_NVTX_START_RANGE("Unfused Kernels");
     (result = cos(C)).run(exec);
     (result = result / D).run(exec);
     (result = result * B).run(exec);
     MATX_NVTX_END_RANGE(unfused_range);
 
     // now, as a fused operation
-    int fused_range = MATX_NVTX_START_RANGE("Fused Operation");
+    [[maybe_unused]] int fused_range = MATX_NVTX_START_RANGE("Fused Operation");
     (A = B * cos(C)/D).run(exec);
     MATX_NVTX_END_RANGE(fused_range);
   }
diff --git a/examples/kernel_fusion.cu b/examples/kernel_fusion.cu
index 34540243..0c7311b5 100644
--- a/examples/kernel_fusion.cu
+++ b/examples/kernel_fusion.cu
@@ -29,16 +29,17 @@ int main([[maybe_unused]] int argc, [[maybe_unused]] char **argv)
   for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
 
     // first individual, independent kernels
-    int unfused_range = MATX_NVTX_START_RANGE("Unfused Kernels");
+    [[maybe_unused]] int unfused_range = MATX_NVTX_START_RANGE("Unfused Kernels");
     (result = cos(C)).run(exec);
     (result = result / D).run(exec);
     (result = result * B).run(exec);
     MATX_NVTX_END_RANGE(unfused_range);
 
     // now, as a fused operation
-    int fused_range = MATX_NVTX_START_RANGE("Fused Operation");
+    [[maybe_unused]] int fused_range = MATX_NVTX_START_RANGE("Fused Operation");
     (A = B * cos(C)/D).run(exec);
     MATX_NVTX_END_RANGE(fused_range);
+
   }
   MATX_EXIT_HANDLER();
 }