diff --git a/dtool/src/cppparser/cppReferenceType.cxx b/dtool/src/cppparser/cppReferenceType.cxx
index 42526789a3..c2b914caf2 100644
--- a/dtool/src/cppparser/cppReferenceType.cxx
+++ b/dtool/src/cppparser/cppReferenceType.cxx
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ is_copy_constructible() const {
  */
 bool CPPReferenceType::
 is_destructible() const {
-  return false;
+  return true;
 }
 
 /**