diff --git a/src/include/zlog/log.h b/src/include/zlog/log.h
index 8d536db..5baa86b 100644
--- a/src/include/zlog/log.h
+++ b/src/include/zlog/log.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class AioCompletion {
 class Log {
  public:
   Log() {}
+  virtual ~Log();
 
   /*
    * Synchronous API
diff --git a/src/libzlog/log_impl.cc b/src/libzlog/log_impl.cc
index d03aacb..a6f20ab 100644
--- a/src/libzlog/log_impl.cc
+++ b/src/libzlog/log_impl.cc
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 
 namespace zlog {
 
+Log::~Log() {}
+
 std::string LogImpl::metalog_oid_from_name(const std::string& name)
 {
   std::stringstream ss;