diff --git a/src/sensor_base.h b/src/sensor_base.h
index cd36d2881ca75aaeb8116c84b9678feac37e8663..007580f8d2ccbcd463224858d05a7a15eb330319 100644
--- a/src/sensor_base.h
+++ b/src/sensor_base.h
@@ -23,8 +23,11 @@ namespace wolf {
  */
 struct IntrinsicsBase
 {
-        std::string type;
-        std::string name;
+  IntrinsicsBase()          = default;
+  virtual ~IntrinsicsBase() = default;
+
+  std::string type;
+  std::string name;
 };
 
 class SensorBase : public NodeBase, public std::enable_shared_from_this<SensorBase>