diff --git a/devices/src/virtio/video/utils.rs b/devices/src/virtio/video/utils.rs
index b57bb1851b..45b7e3e11e 100644
--- a/devices/src/virtio/video/utils.rs
+++ b/devices/src/virtio/video/utils.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
+// Not all video backends make use of the tools in this module.
+#![allow(dead_code)]
+
 use std::collections::btree_map::Entry;
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::collections::VecDeque;