diff --git a/examples/audio_transcription.rs b/examples/audio_transcription.rs
index 7831f6d..d795c39 100644
--- a/examples/audio_transcription.rs
+++ b/examples/audio_transcription.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ fn main() {
 
     // Open the audio file.
     let mut reader = hound::WavReader::open("audio.wav").expect("failed to open file");
+    #[allow(unused_variables)]
     let hound::WavSpec {
         channels,
         sample_rate,