diff --git a/samplecode/SampleBlur.cpp b/samplecode/SampleBlur.cpp
index aa92343..f49d96e 100644
--- a/samplecode/SampleBlur.cpp
+++ b/samplecode/SampleBlur.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@
     SkBitmap    fBM;
 public:
 	BlurView() {
+        if (false) { // avoid bit rot, suppress warning
+            fBM = make_bitmap();
+        }
     }
 
 protected: