diff --git a/STL_Extension/include/CGAL/In_place_list.h b/STL_Extension/include/CGAL/In_place_list.h
index adc2cd24307..304153ed95e 100644
--- a/STL_Extension/include/CGAL/In_place_list.h
+++ b/STL_Extension/include/CGAL/In_place_list.h
@@ -215,8 +215,25 @@ public:
   typedef CGALi::In_place_list_iterator<T, Alloc> iterator;
   typedef CGALi::In_place_list_const_iterator<T, Alloc> const_iterator;
 
+#if defined(__SUNPRO_CC) && defined(_RWSTD_NO_CLASS_PARTIAL_SPEC)
+  typedef std::reverse_iterator< iterator,
+                                 typename iterator::iterator_category,
+                                 typename iterator::value_type,
+                                 typename iterator::reference,
+                                 typename iterator::pointer,
+                                 typename iterator::difference_type
+                                 > reverse_iterator;
+  typedef std::reverse_iterator< const_iterator,
+                                 typename const_iterator::iterator_category,
+                                 typename const_iterator::value_type,
+                                 typename const_iterator::reference,
+                                 typename const_iterator::pointer,
+                                 typename const_iterator::difference_type
+                                 > const_reverse_iterator;
+#else
   typedef std::reverse_iterator< iterator >       reverse_iterator;
   typedef std::reverse_iterator< const_iterator > const_reverse_iterator;
+#endif // defined(__SUNPRO_CC) && defined(_RWSTD_NO_CLASS_PARTIAL_SPEC)
 
   typedef In_place_list<T,managed,Alloc>          Self;