diff --git a/include/osgAnimation/UpdateCallback b/include/osgAnimation/UpdateCallback
index 95d8910f9..45c06e7dd 100644
--- a/include/osgAnimation/UpdateCallback
+++ b/include/osgAnimation/UpdateCallback
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ namespace osgAnimation
         virtual int link(osgAnimation::Animation* animation) = 0;
         virtual void updateLink() = 0;
         virtual const std::string& getName() const = 0;
+
+        virtual ~AnimationUpdateCallbackBase() {}
     };
 
     template <class T>