diff --git a/src/variant.h b/src/variant.h
index c57465b9..613c3c61 100644
--- a/src/variant.h
+++ b/src/variant.h
@@ -717,6 +717,14 @@ namespace etl
     {
     }
 
+    //***************************************************************************
+    /// Destructor.
+    //***************************************************************************
+    ~variant()
+    {
+      destruct_current();
+    }
+
     //***************************************************************************
     /// Assignment operator for T1 type.
     ///\param value The value to assign.