diff --git a/git-repository/src/config.rs b/git-repository/src/config.rs
index 660777ebf7..3caad67c79 100644
--- a/git-repository/src/config.rs
+++ b/git-repository/src/config.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ pub enum Error {
 /// Utility type to keep pre-obtained configuration values.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub(crate) struct Cache {
+    // TODO: remove this once resolved is used without a feature dependency
+    #[cfg_attr(not(feature = "git-mailmap"), allow(dead_code))]
     pub resolved: crate::Config,
     /// The hex-length to assume when shortening object ids. If `None`, it should be computed based on the approximate object count.
     pub hex_len: Option<usize>,