diff --git a/include/boost/exception/detail/cloning_base.hpp b/include/boost/exception/detail/cloning_base.hpp
index 946d41d..1631951 100644
--- a/include/boost/exception/detail/cloning_base.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/exception/detail/cloning_base.hpp
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ boost
 
             protected:
 
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+virtual //Disable bogus GCC warning.
+//Would someone at GCC finally get the protected, non-virtual destructor approach?
+#endif
             ~cloning_base() throw()
                 {
                 }
diff --git a/include/boost/exception/detail/counted_base.hpp b/include/boost/exception/detail/counted_base.hpp
index 2dad9ac..0dca267 100644
--- a/include/boost/exception/detail/counted_base.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/exception/detail/counted_base.hpp
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ boost
 
             protected:
 
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+virtual //Disable bogus GCC warning.
+//Would someone at GCC finally get the protected, non-virtual destructor approach?
+#endif
             ~counted_base() throw()
                 {
                 }
diff --git a/include/boost/exception/info.hpp b/include/boost/exception/info.hpp
index c263d54..7a9d146 100644
--- a/include/boost/exception/info.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/exception/info.hpp
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ boost
 
             protected:
 
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+virtual //Disable bogus GCC warning.
+//Would someone at GCC finally get the protected, non-virtual destructor approach?
+#endif
             ~error_info_base()
                 {
                 }