diff --git a/common/include/villas/kernel/devices/ip_device.hpp b/common/include/villas/kernel/devices/ip_device.hpp
index 36734abaa..3dcae0504 100644
--- a/common/include/villas/kernel/devices/ip_device.hpp
+++ b/common/include/villas/kernel/devices/ip_device.hpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ public:
   static bool is_path_valid(const std::filesystem::path unsafe_path);
 
 private:
+  IpDevice() = delete;
   IpDevice(const std::filesystem::path valid_path) : PlatformDevice(valid_path){};
 
 public: