diff --git a/src/modules/uORB/uORBDevices_posix.hpp b/src/modules/uORB/uORBDevices_posix.hpp
index b894411c09..963ed4a79d 100644
--- a/src/modules/uORB/uORBDevices_posix.hpp
+++ b/src/modules/uORB/uORBDevices_posix.hpp
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class uORB::DeviceMaster : public device::VDev
 {
 public:
 	DeviceMaster(Flavor f);
-	~DeviceMaster();
+	virtual ~DeviceMaster();
 
 	static uORB::DeviceNode *GetDeviceNode(const char *node_name);