diff --git a/include/wx/preferences.h b/include/wx/preferences.h
index 6f107ed058..42f66c5910 100644
--- a/include/wx/preferences.h
+++ b/include/wx/preferences.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class wxPreferencesEditorImpl;
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxPreferencesPage
 {
 public:
+    wxPreferencesPage() {}
     virtual ~wxPreferencesPage() {}
 
     // Name of the page, used e.g. for tabs