diff --git a/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian/Cartesian_base.h b/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian/Cartesian_base.h
index e0c4bce90b2..a2b8f882fcd 100644
--- a/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian/Cartesian_base.h
+++ b/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian/Cartesian_base.h
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ struct Cartesian_base
     typedef CircleC3<Kernel>                            Circle_3;
     typedef Aff_transformationC3<Kernel>                Aff_transformation_3;
 
-    typedef const FT_*                                  Cartesian_const_iterator_2;
-    typedef const FT_*                                  Cartesian_const_iterator_3;
+    typedef typename cpp0x::array<FT_, 2>::const_iterator Cartesian_const_iterator_2;
+    typedef typename cpp0x::array<FT_, 3>::const_iterator Cartesian_const_iterator_3;
 
     // Undocumented stuff.
     typedef Data_accessorC2<Kernel>                     Data_accessor_2;