diff --git a/src/state/stately.hxx b/src/state/stately.hxx
index 2bd48e5..c335076 100644
--- a/src/state/stately.hxx
+++ b/src/state/stately.hxx
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ class Stately
 public:
 	Stately();
 
+	virtual ~Stately() {}
+
 	/// this function being called resets the state of the instance to blank
 	virtual void reset();