diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device_FileIO.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device_FileIO.cpp
index 1ef195d4cc..758684dd5a 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device_FileIO.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device_FileIO.cpp
@@ -210,14 +210,16 @@ bool CWII_IPC_HLE_Device_FileIO::Write(u32 _CommandAddress)
 
 	INFO_LOG(WII_IPC_FILEIO, "FileIO: Write 0x%04x bytes from 0x%08x to %s", Size, Address, m_Name.c_str());
 
-#if MAX_LOGLEVEL >= DEBUG_LEVEL
 	if (m_pFileHandle)
 	{
 		size_t Result = fwrite(Memory::GetPointer(Address), Size, 1, m_pFileHandle);
-        _dbg_assert_msg_(WII_IPC_FILEIO, Result == 1, "fwrite failed");   
-        ReturnValue = Size;
-	}
+#if MAX_LOGLEVEL >= DEBUG_LEVEL
+		_dbg_assert_msg_(WII_IPC_FILEIO, Result == 1, "fwrite failed");   
+#else
+		(void)Result;
 #endif
+	        ReturnValue = Size;
+	}
 
     Memory::Write_U32(ReturnValue, _CommandAddress + 0x4);
     return true;