diff --git a/include/anope.h b/include/anope.h
index 3eec3d4e4..60eb59775 100644
--- a/include/anope.h
+++ b/include/anope.h
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ class CoreExport Base
 	void DelReference(dynamic_reference_base *r);
 };
 
-class dynamic_reference_base : public Base
+class dynamic_reference_base
 {
  protected:
 	bool invalid;
@@ -506,6 +506,12 @@ class dynamic_reference : public dynamic_reference_base
 			ref->AddReference(this);
 	}
 
+	dynamic_reference(const dynamic_reference<T> &obj) : ref(obj.ref)
+	{
+		if (ref)
+			ref->AddReference(this);
+	}
+
 	virtual ~dynamic_reference()
 	{
 		if (this->invalid)