diff --git a/src/AbstractTexture.cpp b/src/AbstractTexture.cpp
index 44fbc5c51..b4134c49e 100644
--- a/src/AbstractTexture.cpp
+++ b/src/AbstractTexture.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ void AbstractTexture::move() {
     _id = 0;
 }
 
+AbstractTexture::AbstractTexture(GLenum target): _target(target) {
+    glGenTextures(1, &_id);
+}
+
 AbstractTexture::~AbstractTexture() { destroy(); }
 
 AbstractTexture::AbstractTexture(AbstractTexture&& other): _target(other._target), _id(other._id) {
diff --git a/src/AbstractTexture.h b/src/AbstractTexture.h
index e4b13f069..422086634 100644
--- a/src/AbstractTexture.h
+++ b/src/AbstractTexture.h
@@ -107,20 +107,6 @@ class MAGNUM_EXPORT AbstractTexture {
          */
         static Int maxSupportedLayerCount();
 
-        #ifndef DOXYGEN_GENERATING_OUTPUT
-        explicit AbstractTexture(GLenum target): _target(target) {
-            glGenTextures(1, &_id);
-        }
-        #endif
-
-        /**
-         * @brief Destructor
-         *
-         * Deletes assigned OpenGL texture.
-         * @see @fn_gl{DeleteTextures}
-         */
-        virtual ~AbstractTexture() = 0;
-
         /** @brief Copying is not allowed */
         AbstractTexture(const AbstractTexture&) = delete;
 
@@ -260,6 +246,23 @@ class MAGNUM_EXPORT AbstractTexture {
          */
         AbstractTexture* generateMipmap();
 
+    protected:
+        /**
+         * @brief Constructor
+         *
+         * Creates new OpenGL texture.
+         * @see @fn_gl{GenTextures}
+         */
+        explicit AbstractTexture(GLenum target);
+
+        /**
+         * @brief Destructor
+         *
+         * Deletes assigned OpenGL texture.
+         * @see @fn_gl{DeleteTextures}
+         */
+        ~AbstractTexture();
+
     #ifdef DOXYGEN_GENERATING_OUTPUT
     private:
     #else