diff --git a/Ast/src/Parser.cpp b/Ast/src/Parser.cpp
index 846bc0b..ee84542 100644
--- a/Ast/src/Parser.cpp
+++ b/Ast/src/Parser.cpp
@@ -2379,15 +2379,12 @@ AstArray<AstTypeOrPack> Parser::parseTypeParams()
         Lexeme begin = lexer.current();
         nextLexeme();
 
-        bool seenPack = false;
         while (true)
         {
             if (FFlag::LuauParseTypePackTypeParameters)
             {
                 if (shouldParseTypePackAnnotation(lexer))
                 {
-                    seenPack = true;
-
                     auto typePack = parseTypePackAnnotation();
 
                     if (FFlag::LuauTypeAliasPacks) // Type packs are recorded only is we can handle them
@@ -2399,8 +2396,6 @@ AstArray<AstTypeOrPack> Parser::parseTypeParams()
 
                     if (typePack)
                     {
-                        seenPack = true;
-
                         if (FFlag::LuauTypeAliasPacks) // Type packs are recorded only is we can handle them
                             parameters.push_back({{}, typePack});
                     }
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ea416be..e96a9cb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ OBJECTS=$(AST_OBJECTS) $(COMPILER_OBJECTS) $(ANALYSIS_OBJECTS) $(VM_OBJECTS) $(T
 CXXFLAGS=-g -Wall -Werror
 LDFLAGS=
 
-CXXFLAGS+=-Wno-unused # temporary, for older gcc versions
+# temporary, for older gcc versions as they treat var in `if (type var = val)` as unused
+ifeq ($(findstring g++,$(shell $(CXX) --version)),g++)
+	CXXFLAGS+=-Wno-unused
+endif
 
 # configuration-specific flags
 ifeq ($(config),release)