diff --git a/compiler/semantics.cpp b/compiler/semantics.cpp
index 732d7927..592e3fdd 100644
--- a/compiler/semantics.cpp
+++ b/compiler/semantics.cpp
@@ -2355,9 +2355,14 @@ bool Semantics::TestSymbol(Decl* sym, bool testconst) {
         default: {
             auto var = sym->as<VarDeclBase>();
             /* a variable */
-            if (!var->is_used() && !var->is_public()) {
-                report(sym, 203) << sym->name(); /* symbol isn't used (and not public) */
-            } else if (!var->is_public() && !var->is_read()) {
+
+            // We ignore variables that are marked as public or stock.
+            if (var->is_public() || var->is_stock())
+                break;
+
+            if (!var->is_used()) {
+                report(sym, 203) << sym->name(); /* symbol isn't used (and not public/stock) */
+            } else if (!var->is_read()) {
                 report(sym, 204) << sym->name(); /* value assigned to symbol is never used */
             }
         }
diff --git a/tests/compile-only/ok-stock-array-unused b/tests/compile-only/ok-stock-array-unused
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a347a87f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/compile-only/ok-stock-array-unused
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// warnings_are_errors: true
+
+stock const char messages[2][] =
+{
+    "first",
+    "second"
+};
+
+public void main() {}
diff --git a/tests/compile-only/ok-stock-var-unused.sp b/tests/compile-only/ok-stock-var-unused.sp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..37a416f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/compile-only/ok-stock-var-unused.sp
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// warnings_are_errors: true
+
+stock const int X = 1;
+
+public void main() {}