diff --git a/src/sim/global_event.hh b/src/sim/global_event.hh
index 05ae6ca9ad..36332043c6 100644
--- a/src/sim/global_event.hh
+++ b/src/sim/global_event.hh
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ class BaseGlobalEventTemplate : public BaseGlobalEvent
         for (int i = 0; i < numMainEventQueues; ++i)
             barrierEvent[i] = new typename Derived::BarrierEvent(this, p, f);
     }
+
+    virtual ~BaseGlobalEventTemplate(){}
 };
 
 
@@ -229,6 +231,8 @@ class GlobalSyncEvent : public BaseGlobalEventTemplate<GlobalSyncEvent>
         schedule(when);
     }
 
+    virtual ~GlobalSyncEvent (){}
+
     void process();
 
     const char *description() const;