diff --git a/unoxml/source/dom/elementlist.hxx b/unoxml/source/dom/elementlist.hxx
index 18289e6d111d..51baa036a2fc 100644
--- a/unoxml/source/dom/elementlist.hxx
+++ b/unoxml/source/dom/elementlist.hxx
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ namespace DOM
 
         void registerListener(CElement & rElement);
 
-        ~CElementListImpl();
+        virtual ~CElementListImpl();
 
         /**
         The number of nodes in the list.