diff --git a/src/effects/showfps/showfps.cpp b/src/effects/showfps/showfps.cpp
index f15145c750..90cc7a514d 100644
--- a/src/effects/showfps/showfps.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/showfps/showfps.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ ShowFpsEffect::ShowFpsEffect()
     reconfigure(ReconfigureAll);
 }
 
+ShowFpsEffect::~ShowFpsEffect()
+{
+}
+
 void ShowFpsEffect::reconfigure(ReconfigureFlags)
 {
     ShowFpsConfig::self()->read();
diff --git a/src/effects/showfps/showfps.h b/src/effects/showfps/showfps.h
index 859ae726f0..d645cb9e6a 100644
--- a/src/effects/showfps/showfps.h
+++ b/src/effects/showfps/showfps.h
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ class ShowFpsEffect
     Q_PROPERTY(QColor textColor READ configuredTextColor)
 public:
     ShowFpsEffect();
+    ~ShowFpsEffect() override;
+
     void reconfigure(ReconfigureFlags) override;
     void prePaintScreen(ScreenPrePaintData& data, std::chrono::milliseconds presentTime) override;
     void paintScreen(int mask, const QRegion &region, ScreenPaintData& data) override;