diff --git a/dune/vtkgridfunction.hh b/dune/vtkgridfunction.hh
index bdb12f9b1f5cc2a4f967a26e64925b92bca12fdf..d1cd5d25d5de1be24e9ddf8bfa03b6a03648090e 100644
--- a/dune/vtkgridfunction.hh
+++ b/dune/vtkgridfunction.hh
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class VTKBasisGridFunction
   virtual std::string name() const { return s_; }
 
   /** \brief Destructor. */
-  virtual ~VTKGridFunction() {}
+  virtual ~VTKBasisGridFunction() {}
 
 private:
   const Basis& basis_;