1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
index b86e8a5867..1bcc3cbb44 100644
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -469,6 +469,13 @@ public:
     virtual bool SendMessages(CNode* pnode, std::atomic<bool>& interrupt) = 0;
     virtual void InitializeNode(CNode* pnode) = 0;
     virtual void FinalizeNode(NodeId id, bool& update_connection_time) = 0;
+
+protected:
+    /**
+     * Protected destructor so that instances can only be deleted by derived classes.
+     * If that restriction is no longer desired, this should be made public and virtual.
+     */
+    ~NetEventsInterface() = default;
 };
 
 enum