diff --git a/src/V3Options.cpp b/src/V3Options.cpp
index 4cb886835..49a65e5ac 100644
--- a/src/V3Options.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Options.cpp
@@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ void V3Options::parseOptsList(FileLine* fl, const string& optdir, int argc, char
     DECL_OPTION("-error-limit", CbVal, static_cast<void (*)(int)>(&V3Error::errorLimit));
     DECL_OPTION("-exe", OnOff, &m_exe);
     DECL_OPTION("-expand-limit", CbVal,
-                [this, fl](const char* valp) { m_expandLimit = std::atoi(valp); });
+                [this](const char* valp) { m_expandLimit = std::atoi(valp); });
 
     DECL_OPTION("-F", CbVal, [this, fl, &optdir](const char* valp) {
         parseOptsFile(fl, parseFileArg(optdir, valp), true);