diff --git a/src/uu/sort/src/chunks.rs b/src/uu/sort/src/chunks.rs
index d7e795efa..9b60d5f5b 100644
--- a/src/uu/sort/src/chunks.rs
+++ b/src/uu/sort/src/chunks.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 
 //! Utilities for reading files as chunks.
 
+#![allow(dead_code)]
+// Ignores non-used warning for `borrow_buffer` in `Chunk`
+
 use std::{
     io::{ErrorKind, Read},
     sync::mpsc::SyncSender,