diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
index 19f4468c20..8c48a97ea3 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
@@ -298,6 +298,11 @@ Drag::Drag (Editor* e, ArdourCanvas::Item* i, Temporal::TimeDomain td, bool trac
 {
 }
 
+Drag::~Drag ()
+{
+	DEBUG_TRACE (DEBUG::Drags, "drag destroyed\n");
+}
+
 void
 Drag::set_time_domain (Temporal::TimeDomain td)
 {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.h b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.h
index d9eb0ed49e..b3b2c3cf7d 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.h
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class Drag
 {
 public:
 	Drag (Editor *, ArdourCanvas::Item *, Temporal::TimeDomain td, bool trackview_only = true, bool hide_snapped_cursor = true);
-	virtual ~Drag () {}
+	virtual ~Drag ();
 
 	void set_manager (DragManager* m) {
 		_drags = m;