diff --git a/Cython/Compiler/ModuleNode.py b/Cython/Compiler/ModuleNode.py
index 83d69f8242182051b151a5e64431ccb07b05fb91_Q3l0aG9uL0NvbXBpbGVyL01vZHVsZU5vZGUucHk=..fc50313d876c723bde0e193d39e4ee25e7ce017c_Q3l0aG9uL0NvbXBpbGVyL01vZHVsZU5vZGUucHk= 100644
--- a/Cython/Compiler/ModuleNode.py
+++ b/Cython/Compiler/ModuleNode.py
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@
                 code.putln("o = (PyObject*)%s[--%s];" % (
                     freelist_name, freecount_name))
                 code.putln("memset(o, 0, sizeof(%s));" % obj_struct)
-                code.putln("PyObject_INIT(o, t);")
+                code.putln("(void) PyObject_INIT(o, t);")
                 if scope.needs_gc():
                     code.putln("PyObject_GC_Track(o);")
                 code.putln("} else {")