diff --git a/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/ops/exec_ops.rs b/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/ops/exec_ops.rs
index 95b8cb70d9..7912ca7141 100644
--- a/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/ops/exec_ops.rs
+++ b/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/ops/exec_ops.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ macro_rules! sl {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 pub enum Error {
     EpollWait(io::Error),
     EpollCreate(io::Error),