diff --git a/writerfilter/inc/resourcemodel/WW8ResourceModel.hxx b/writerfilter/inc/resourcemodel/WW8ResourceModel.hxx
index f452a83b5536..9504b6ffc4c5 100644
--- a/writerfilter/inc/resourcemodel/WW8ResourceModel.hxx
+++ b/writerfilter/inc/resourcemodel/WW8ResourceModel.hxx
@@ -295,6 +295,8 @@ public:
     typedef auto_ptr<Value> Pointer_t;
     SAL_WNODEPRECATED_DECLARATIONS_POP
 
+    virtual ~Value() {}
+
     /**
        Returns integer representation of the value.
      */