diff --git a/yg/overlay_element.cpp b/yg/overlay_element.cpp
index 3b5036ab04..21eae9e63b 100644
--- a/yg/overlay_element.cpp
+++ b/yg/overlay_element.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 
 namespace yg
 {
+  OverlayElement::~OverlayElement()
+  {}
+
   OverlayElement::Params::Params()
     : m_pivot(), m_position(yg::EPosAboveRight), m_depth(yg::maxDepth)
   {}
diff --git a/yg/overlay_element.hpp b/yg/overlay_element.hpp
index f6c7cef7f1..8bf62ec943 100644
--- a/yg/overlay_element.hpp
+++ b/yg/overlay_element.hpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ namespace yg
     };
 
     OverlayElement(Params const & p);
+    virtual ~OverlayElement();
 
     virtual OverlayElement * clone(math::Matrix<double, 3, 3> const & m) const = 0;