diff --git a/src/lib/netlist/nl_base.cpp b/src/lib/netlist/nl_base.cpp
index 5df0b15f4da..bfb1c513c5b 100644
--- a/src/lib/netlist/nl_base.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/netlist/nl_base.cpp
@@ -899,7 +899,6 @@ logic_output_t::~logic_output_t()
 {
 }
 
-
 void logic_output_t::initial(const netlist_sig_t val)
 {
 	net().initial(val);
diff --git a/src/lib/netlist/nl_base.h b/src/lib/netlist/nl_base.h
index 9314c6968ec..7392d531877 100644
--- a/src/lib/netlist/nl_base.h
+++ b/src/lib/netlist/nl_base.h
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ namespace netlist
 	{
 	public:
 		logic_family_desc_t();
-		virtual ~logic_family_desc_t();
+		~logic_family_desc_t();
 
 		virtual plib::owned_ptr<devices::nld_base_d_to_a_proxy> create_d_a_proxy(netlist_t &anetlist, const pstring &name,
 				logic_output_t *proxied) const = 0;
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ namespace netlist
 		 *  Every class derived from the object_t class must have a name.
 		 */
 		object_t(const pstring &aname /*!< string containing name of the object */);
-		~object_t();
+		virtual ~object_t();
 
 		/*! return name of the object
 		 *
@@ -406,6 +406,7 @@ namespace netlist
 	struct detail::netlist_ref
 	{
 		netlist_ref(netlist_t &nl) : m_netlist(nl) { }
+		~netlist_ref() {}
 
 		netlist_t & netlist() { return m_netlist; }
 		const netlist_t & netlist() const { return m_netlist; }
diff --git a/src/lib/netlist/plib/plists.h b/src/lib/netlist/plib/plists.h
index 881386a142c..37f4e2a1391 100644
--- a/src/lib/netlist/plib/plists.h
+++ b/src/lib/netlist/plib/plists.h
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ public:
 		friend class linkedlist_t<LC>;
 
 		element_t() : m_next(nullptr) {}
+		virtual ~element_t() = default;
 
 		LC *next() const noexcept { return m_next; }
 	private: