diff --git a/include/vk_mem_alloc.h b/include/vk_mem_alloc.h
index 188e888..6df3e40 100644
--- a/include/vk_mem_alloc.h
+++ b/include/vk_mem_alloc.h
@@ -3256,6 +3256,7 @@
     return VMA_NULL;
 }
 
+#if VMA_STATS_STRING_ENABLED
 static char* VmaCreateStringCopy(const VkAllocationCallbacks* allocs, const char* srcStr, size_t strLen)
 {
     if (srcStr != VMA_NULL)
@@ -3267,6 +3268,7 @@
     }
     return VMA_NULL;
 }
+#endif // VMA_STATS_STRING_ENABLED
 
 static void VmaFreeString(const VkAllocationCallbacks* allocs, char* str)
 {