diff --git a/src/core/SkKeyHelpers.cpp b/src/core/SkKeyHelpers.cpp
index 220a55d..44c0979 100644
--- a/src/core/SkKeyHelpers.cpp
+++ b/src/core/SkKeyHelpers.cpp
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@
 #endif // SK_DEBUG
 
 sk_sp<SkUniformData> make_image_uniform_data(const ImageData& imgData) {
-    static constexpr size_t kExpectedNumUniforms = 0;
+    SkDEBUGCODE(static constexpr size_t kExpectedNumUniforms = 0;)
 
     SkSpan<const SkUniform> uniforms = skgpu::GetUniforms(CodeSnippetID::kImageShader);
     SkASSERT(uniforms.size() == kExpectedNumUniforms);