diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/unix/thread_local_dtor.rs b/library/std/src/sys/unix/thread_local_dtor.rs
index aa4df000632..6810e197df8 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/unix/thread_local_dtor.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/unix/thread_local_dtor.rs
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ pub unsafe fn register_dtor(t: *mut u8, dtor: unsafe extern "C" fn(*mut u8)) {
 }
 
 #[cfg(any(target_os = "vxworks", target_os = "horizon", target_os = "emscripten"))]
+#[cfg_attr(target_family = "wasm", allow(unused))] // might remain unused depending on target details (e.g. wasm32-unknown-emscripten)
 pub unsafe fn register_dtor(t: *mut u8, dtor: unsafe extern "C" fn(*mut u8)) {
     use crate::sys_common::thread_local_dtor::register_dtor_fallback;
     register_dtor_fallback(t, dtor);