diff --git a/core/helpers/debug_helpers.h b/core/helpers/debug_helpers.h
index d6445fe43c..43a7119b13 100644
--- a/core/helpers/debug_helpers.h
+++ b/core/helpers/debug_helpers.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 #endif // _DEBUG
 #endif // !DEBUG_BREAK_IF
 
+#define UNUSED_VARIABLE(x) ((void)(x))
+
 namespace NEO {
 void debugBreak(int line, const char *file);
 [[noreturn]] void abortUnrecoverable(int line, const char *file);
diff --git a/core/helpers/file_io.cpp b/core/helpers/file_io.cpp
index 628d03f78a..aaf2adfc04 100644
--- a/core/helpers/file_io.cpp
+++ b/core/helpers/file_io.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<char[]> loadDataFromFile(
             memset(ret.get(), 0x00, nsize + 1);
             auto read = fread(ret.get(), sizeof(unsigned char), nsize, fp);
             DEBUG_BREAK_IF(read != nsize);
-            ((void)(read));
+            UNUSED_VARIABLE(read);
         } else {
             nsize = 0;
         }
diff --git a/core/utilities/reference_tracked_object.h b/core/utilities/reference_tracked_object.h
index 5dc3a0002e..b5161fec9f 100644
--- a/core/utilities/reference_tracked_object.h
+++ b/core/utilities/reference_tracked_object.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class RefCounter {
     void inc() {
         CT curr = ++val;
         DEBUG_BREAK_IF(curr < 1);
-        ((void)(curr));
+        UNUSED_VARIABLE(curr);
     }
 
     bool dec() {
diff --git a/runtime/api/api.cpp b/runtime/api/api.cpp
index 96a501bcdf..601378f6f3 100644
--- a/runtime/api/api.cpp
+++ b/runtime/api/api.cpp
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ cl_int CL_API_CALL clGetDeviceIDs(cl_platform_id platform,
             pPlatform = constructPlatform();
             bool ret = pPlatform->initialize();
             DEBUG_BREAK_IF(ret != true);
-            ((void)(ret));
+            UNUSED_VARIABLE(ret);
         }
 
         DEBUG_BREAK_IF(pPlatform->isInitialized() != true);
diff --git a/runtime/kernel/kernel.cpp b/runtime/kernel/kernel.cpp
index 8df926989f..3ce06560d0 100644
--- a/runtime/kernel/kernel.cpp
+++ b/runtime/kernel/kernel.cpp
@@ -1415,7 +1415,7 @@ cl_int Kernel::setArgImmediate(uint32_t argIndex,
             auto pSrc = ptrOffset(argVal, kernelArgPatchInfo.sourceOffset);
 
             DEBUG_BREAK_IF(!(ptrOffset(pDst, kernelArgPatchInfo.size) <= crossThreadDataEnd));
-            ((void)(crossThreadDataEnd));
+            UNUSED_VARIABLE(crossThreadDataEnd);
 
             if (kernelArgPatchInfo.sourceOffset < argSize) {
                 size_t maxBytesToCopy = argSize - kernelArgPatchInfo.sourceOffset;
diff --git a/runtime/os_interface/linux/drm_memory_manager.cpp b/runtime/os_interface/linux/drm_memory_manager.cpp
index bf5d518292..e6acb1c1fc 100644
--- a/runtime/os_interface/linux/drm_memory_manager.cpp
+++ b/runtime/os_interface/linux/drm_memory_manager.cpp
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ GraphicsAllocation *DrmMemoryManager::allocateGraphicsMemoryForImageImpl(const A
 
     auto ret = this->drm->ioctl(DRM_IOCTL_I915_GEM_CREATE, &create);
     DEBUG_BREAK_IF(ret != 0);
-    ((void)(ret));
+    UNUSED_VARIABLE(ret);
 
     auto bo = new (std::nothrow) BufferObject(this->drm, create.handle, allocationData.rootDeviceIndex);
     if (!bo) {
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ GraphicsAllocation *DrmMemoryManager::allocateGraphicsMemoryForImageImpl(const A
 
     auto ret2 = bo->setTiling(I915_TILING_Y, static_cast<uint32_t>(allocationData.imgInfo->rowPitch));
     DEBUG_BREAK_IF(ret2 != true);
-    ((void)(ret2));
+    UNUSED_VARIABLE(ret2);
 
     auto allocation = new DrmAllocation(allocationData.rootDeviceIndex, allocationData.type, bo, nullptr, gpuRange, allocationData.imgInfo->size, MemoryPool::SystemCpuInaccessible);
     allocation->setDefaultGmm(gmm.release());
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ GraphicsAllocation *DrmMemoryManager::createGraphicsAllocationFromSharedHandle(o
         int err = errno;
         printDebugString(DebugManager.flags.PrintDebugMessages.get(), stderr, "ioctl(PRIME_FD_TO_HANDLE) failed with %d. errno=%d(%s)\n", ret, err, strerror(err));
         DEBUG_BREAK_IF(ret != 0);
-        ((void)(ret));
+        UNUSED_VARIABLE(ret);
         return nullptr;
     }
 
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ GraphicsAllocation *DrmMemoryManager::createGraphicsAllocationFromSharedHandle(o
         ret = this->drm->ioctl(DRM_IOCTL_I915_GEM_GET_TILING, &getTiling);
 
         DEBUG_BREAK_IF(ret != 0);
-        ((void)(ret));
+        UNUSED_VARIABLE(ret);
 
         if (getTiling.tiling_mode == I915_TILING_NONE) {
             properties.imgInfo->linearStorage = true;
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ uint64_t DrmMemoryManager::getSystemSharedMemory() {
     getContextParam.param = I915_CONTEXT_PARAM_GTT_SIZE;
     auto ret = drm->ioctl(DRM_IOCTL_I915_GEM_CONTEXT_GETPARAM, &getContextParam);
     DEBUG_BREAK_IF(ret != 0);
-    ((void)(ret));
+    UNUSED_VARIABLE(ret);
     uint64_t gpuMemorySize = getContextParam.value;
 
     return std::min(hostMemorySize, gpuMemorySize);
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ void DrmMemoryManager::cleanOsHandles(OsHandleStorage &handleStorage) {
                 search->wait(-1);
                 auto refCount = unreference(search, true);
                 DEBUG_BREAK_IF(refCount != 1u);
-                ((void)(refCount));
+                UNUSED_VARIABLE(refCount);
             }
             delete handleStorage.fragmentStorageData[i].osHandleStorage;
             handleStorage.fragmentStorageData[i].osHandleStorage = nullptr;
diff --git a/runtime/utilities/tag_allocator.h b/runtime/utilities/tag_allocator.h
index 566e384d26..9a5b6d4a7e 100644
--- a/runtime/utilities/tag_allocator.h
+++ b/runtime/utilities/tag_allocator.h
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class TagAllocator {
     MOCKABLE_VIRTUAL void returnTagToFreePool(NodeType *node) {
         NodeType *usedNode = usedTags.removeOne(*node).release();
         DEBUG_BREAK_IF(usedNode == nullptr);
-        ((void)(usedNode));
+        UNUSED_VARIABLE(usedNode);
         freeTags.pushFrontOne(*node);
     }
 
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class TagAllocator {
             Start += tagSize;
         }
         DEBUG_BREAK_IF(Start > End);
-        ((void)(End));
+        UNUSED_VARIABLE(End);
         tagPoolMemory.push_back(nodesMemory);
     }