diff --git a/src/.clang-tidy b/src/.clang-tidy
index da53a588c2e..0f69a0b0b3a 100644
--- a/src/.clang-tidy
+++ b/src/.clang-tidy
@@ -39,3 +39,5 @@ CheckOptions:
    value: false
  - key: bugprone-unused-return-value.CheckedReturnTypes
    value: '^::std::error_code$;^::std::error_condition$;^::std::errc$;^::std::expected$;^::util::Result$;^::util::Expected$'
+ - key: bugprone-unused-return-value.AllowCastToVoid
+   value: true  # Can be removed with C++26 once the _ placeholder exists.
diff --git a/src/bench/coin_selection.cpp b/src/bench/coin_selection.cpp
index 2150d800c9f..04de59908e5 100644
--- a/src/bench/coin_selection.cpp
+++ b/src/bench/coin_selection.cpp
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ static void BnBExhaustion(benchmark::Bench& bench)
     bench.run([&] {
         // Benchmark
         CAmount target = make_hard_case(17, utxo_pool);
-        [[maybe_unused]] auto _{SelectCoinsBnB(utxo_pool, target, /*cost_of_change=*/0, MAX_STANDARD_TX_WEIGHT)}; // Should exhaust
+        (void)SelectCoinsBnB(utxo_pool, target, /*cost_of_change=*/0, MAX_STANDARD_TX_WEIGHT); // Should exhaust
 
         // Cleanup
         utxo_pool.clear();
diff --git a/src/httpserver.cpp b/src/httpserver.cpp
index abfcb455e14..aa648151abb 100644
--- a/src/httpserver.cpp
+++ b/src/httpserver.cpp
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ static void http_request_cb(struct evhttp_request* req, void* arg)
         std::unique_ptr<HTTPWorkItem> item(new HTTPWorkItem(std::move(hreq), path, i->handler));
         assert(g_work_queue);
         if (g_work_queue->Enqueue(item.get())) {
-            [[maybe_unused]] auto _{item.release()}; /* if true, queue took ownership */
+            (void)item.release(); /* if true, queue took ownership */
         } else {
             LogWarning("Request rejected because http work queue depth exceeded, it can be increased with the -rpcworkqueue= setting");
             item->req->WriteReply(HTTP_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE, "Work queue depth exceeded");
diff --git a/src/ipc/test/ipc_test.cpp b/src/ipc/test/ipc_test.cpp
index 506facdecf3..1acfb01ca85 100644
--- a/src/ipc/test/ipc_test.cpp
+++ b/src/ipc/test/ipc_test.cpp
@@ -63,9 +63,7 @@ void IpcPipeTest()
         auto foo_client = std::make_unique<mp::ProxyClient<gen::FooInterface>>(
             connection_client->m_rpc_system->bootstrap(mp::ServerVatId().vat_id).castAs<gen::FooInterface>(),
             connection_client.get(), /* destroy_connection= */ true);
-        {
-            [[maybe_unused]] auto _{connection_client.release()};
-        }
+        (void)connection_client.release();
         foo_promise.set_value(std::move(foo_client));
 
         auto connection_server = std::make_unique<mp::Connection>(loop, kj::mv(pipe.ends[1]), [&](mp::Connection& connection) {
diff --git a/src/wallet/test/fuzz/spend.cpp b/src/wallet/test/fuzz/spend.cpp
index 99bc5345a34..552364a667d 100644
--- a/src/wallet/test/fuzz/spend.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/test/fuzz/spend.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ FUZZ_TARGET(wallet_create_transaction, .init = initialize_setup)
 
     std::optional<unsigned int> change_pos;
     if (fuzzed_data_provider.ConsumeBool()) change_pos = fuzzed_data_provider.ConsumeIntegral<unsigned int>();
-    [[maybe_unused]] auto _{CreateTransaction(*fuzzed_wallet.wallet, recipients, change_pos, coin_control)};
+    (void)CreateTransaction(*fuzzed_wallet.wallet, recipients, change_pos, coin_control);
 }
 } // namespace
 } // namespace wallet