diff --git a/Surface_mesher/include/CGAL/Surface_mesher/Surface_mesher.h b/Surface_mesher/include/CGAL/Surface_mesher/Surface_mesher.h
index 6fb99498a23..e4bfadbdf72 100644
--- a/Surface_mesher/include/CGAL/Surface_mesher/Surface_mesher.h
+++ b/Surface_mesher/include/CGAL/Surface_mesher/Surface_mesher.h
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 #include <CGAL/Surface_mesher/Profile_counter.h>
 #include <CGAL/Surface_mesher/Profile_timer.h>
 
+#include <CGAL/use.h>
+
 namespace CGAL {
 
   namespace Surface_mesher {