diff --git a/firmware/defmt-test/macros/src/lib.rs b/firmware/defmt-test/macros/src/lib.rs
index f13868fb..1f80daa0 100644
--- a/firmware/defmt-test/macros/src/lib.rs
+++ b/firmware/defmt-test/macros/src/lib.rs
@@ -195,8 +195,7 @@ fn tests_impl(args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> parse::Result<TokenStrea
             quote!(#ident())
         };
         if ignore {
-            // we need to add a dummy statement here to keep same number of items in vec
-            unit_test_calls.push(quote!());
+            unit_test_calls.push(quote!(let _ = #call;));
         } else {
             unit_test_calls.push(quote!(
                 #krate::export::check_outcome(#call, #should_error);
diff --git a/firmware/qemu/tests/defmt-test.rs b/firmware/qemu/tests/defmt-test.rs
index a66681fc..7f0a5bad 100644
--- a/firmware/qemu/tests/defmt-test.rs
+++ b/firmware/qemu/tests/defmt-test.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     #[ignore]
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
     fn ignored() -> Result<(), ()> {
         Err(())
     }