diff --git a/src/xdgshellclient.h b/src/xdgshellclient.h
index 233d3c91ca..c3eb308c34 100644
--- a/src/xdgshellclient.h
+++ b/src/xdgshellclient.h
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ class AbstractOutput;
 class XdgSurfaceConfigure
 {
 public:
+    virtual ~XdgSurfaceConfigure() {}
+
     enum ConfigureField {
         PositionField = 0x1,
         SizeField = 0x2,