diff --git a/src/node/net-device.h b/src/node/net-device.h
index a846da21d..a8000526a 100644
--- a/src/node/net-device.h
+++ b/src/node/net-device.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include "ns3/callback.h"
 #include "ns3/packet.h"
+#include "ns3/object.h"
 #include "mac-address.h"
 
 namespace ns3 {
@@ -53,8 +54,9 @@ class Channel;
  * this base class and implement your own version of the
  * NetDevice::SendTo method.
  */
-class NetDevice {
- public:
+class NetDevice : public Object 
+{
+public:
   /**
    * \param node base class node pointer of device's node 
    * \param addr MAC address of this device.