diff --git a/include/libcamera/timer.h b/include/libcamera/timer.h
index 97dcc01f493dc70d..f082339b1fed9de7 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/timer.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/timer.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class Timer
 {
 public:
 	Timer();
+	~Timer();
 
 	void start(unsigned int msec);
 	void stop();
diff --git a/src/libcamera/timer.cpp b/src/libcamera/timer.cpp
index 1cce45085c61be2f..0dcb4e767be30b32 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/timer.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/timer.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ Timer::Timer()
 {
 }
 
+Timer::~Timer()
+{
+	stop();
+}
+
 /**
  * \brief Start or restart the timer with a timeout of \a msec
  * \param[in] msec The timer duration in milliseconds