diff --git a/Gems/Vegetation/Code/Source/Debugger/DebugComponent.cpp b/Gems/Vegetation/Code/Source/Debugger/DebugComponent.cpp
index 5fa2d6fd88..2f3c8d08be 100644
--- a/Gems/Vegetation/Code/Source/Debugger/DebugComponent.cpp
+++ b/Gems/Vegetation/Code/Source/Debugger/DebugComponent.cpp
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ void DebugComponent::DisplayEntityViewport(const AzFramework::ViewportInfo& view
     }
 }
 
-void DebugComponent::DrawInstanceDebug(AzFramework::DebugDisplayRequests& debugDisplay)
+void DebugComponent::DrawInstanceDebug([[maybe_unused]] AzFramework::DebugDisplayRequests& debugDisplay)
 {
 #if defined(VEG_PROFILE_ENABLED)
     AZStd::unordered_map<AreaId, AreaDebugDisplayData> areaDebugDisplayDataMap;