diff --git a/include/mbedtls/config.h b/include/mbedtls/config.h
index d2357dc0f..40b20bd9d 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/config.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/config.h
@@ -3708,7 +3708,7 @@
  * If the implementation here is empty, this will effectively disable the
  * checking of functions' return values.
  */
-//#define MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN
+//#define MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN __attribute__(__warn_unused_result__)
 
 /* PSA options */
 /**