diff --git a/eeschema/sim/sim_serde.h b/eeschema/sim/sim_serde.h
index 73c284bfb3..e6468eea18 100644
--- a/eeschema/sim/sim_serde.h
+++ b/eeschema/sim/sim_serde.h
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ public:
     static constexpr auto PARAMS_FIELD = "Sim.Params";
     static constexpr auto ENABLE_FIELD = "Sim.Enable";
 
+    virtual ~SIM_SERDE() = default;
     SIM_SERDE( SIM_MODEL& aModel ) : m_model( aModel ) {}
 
     std::string GenerateDevice() const;