diff --git a/src/common/settings.cpp b/src/common/settings.cpp
index a17e13bb9..02db52f5a 100644
--- a/src/common/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/common/settings.cpp
@@ -364,3 +364,9 @@ void SetConfiguringGlobal(bool is_global) {
 }
 
 } // namespace Settings
+
+#include "common/settings_setting.h"
+#include "common/settings_enums.h"
+
+// generate the vtable for the linker
+template class Settings::SwitchableSetting<Settings::GCAggressiveness, true>;