diff --git a/src/node_options.h b/src/node_options.h
index 32189dacfb080a..0e8af86218b641 100644
--- a/src/node_options.h
+++ b/src/node_options.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ struct HostPort {
 class Options {
  public:
   virtual void CheckOptions(std::vector<std::string>* errors) {}
+  virtual ~Options() {}
 };
 
 // These options are currently essentially per-Environment, but it can be nice