diff --git a/vortex-ipc/src/reader.rs b/vortex-ipc/src/reader.rs
index 90c31586a7..60a9d87656 100644
--- a/vortex-ipc/src/reader.rs
+++ b/vortex-ipc/src/reader.rs
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ mod tests {
         }
         // Push some extra bytes to test that the reader is well-behaved and doesn't read past the
         // end of the stream.
-        cursor.write(b"hello").unwrap();
+        let _ = cursor.write(b"hello").unwrap();
 
         cursor.set_position(0);
         {