diff --git a/ompi/util/timings.h b/ompi/util/timings.h
index 8ad8111993..ea23cc99e4 100644
--- a/ompi/util/timings.h
+++ b/ompi/util/timings.h
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ typedef struct ompi_timing_t {
 #else
 #define OMPI_TIMING_INIT(size)
 
-#define OMPI_TIMING_NEXT(fmt, ...)
+#define OMPI_TIMING_NEXT(...)
 
 #define OMPI_TIMING_APPEND(desc,ts)
 
diff --git a/opal/util/timings.h b/opal/util/timings.h
index a5f4998132..f84137e174 100644
--- a/opal/util/timings.h
+++ b/opal/util/timings.h
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ opal_timing_ts_func_t opal_timing_ts_func(opal_timer_type_t type);
 
 #define OPAL_TIMING_ENV_INIT_PREFIX(prefix)
 
-#define OPAL_TIMING_ENV_NEXT(h, fmt, ... )
+#define OPAL_TIMING_ENV_NEXT(h, ... )
 
 #define OPAL_TIMING_ENV_CNT_PREFIX(prefix, func)