diff --git a/include/xrpl/shamap/SHAMap.h b/include/xrpl/shamap/SHAMap.h
index dee269d2db..f76eac15b6 100644
--- a/include/xrpl/shamap/SHAMap.h
+++ b/include/xrpl/shamap/SHAMap.h
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ public:
     std::vector<std::pair<SHAMapNodeID, uint256>>
     getMissingNodes(int maxNodes, SHAMapSyncFilter* filter);
 
-    bool
+    [[nodiscard]] bool
     getNodeFat(
         SHAMapNodeID const& wanted,
         std::vector<SHAMapNodeData>& data,