diff --git a/Packages/Cartesian_kernel/changes.txt b/Packages/Cartesian_kernel/changes.txt
index 5c202404f5a..030293547cb 100644
--- a/Packages/Cartesian_kernel/changes.txt
+++ b/Packages/Cartesian_kernel/changes.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+ 9 Mar 2003 Andreas Fabri
+- Added missing typename
+
  8 Mar 2003 Andreas Fabri
 - Added functor and function for constructing orthogilnal vector of three points
 
diff --git a/Packages/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian/function_objects.h b/Packages/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian/function_objects.h
index c193ba5963c..578a0511a0e 100644
--- a/Packages/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian/function_objects.h
+++ b/Packages/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian/function_objects.h
@@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@ namespace CartesianKernelFunctors {
   template <typename K>
   class Construct_orthogonal_vector_3
   {
-    typedef K::FT FT;
+    typedef typename K::FT FT;
     typedef typename K::Point_3     Point_3;
     typedef typename K::Vector_3    Vector_3;
     typedef typename K::Plane_3     Plane_3;