diff --git a/Triangulation/doc/Triangulation/Concepts/TriangulationDataStructure.h b/Triangulation/doc/Triangulation/Concepts/TriangulationDataStructure.h
index b3ac55b53f4..50fd06bd9e2 100644
--- a/Triangulation/doc/Triangulation/Concepts/TriangulationDataStructure.h
+++ b/Triangulation/doc/Triangulation/Concepts/TriangulationDataStructure.h
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ j);
 /*!
 Forces the current dimension
 of the complex to `d`.
-\pre \f$-1 \leq d \leq \f$`maximal_dimension()`.
+\pre \f$-2 \leq d \leq \f$`maximal_dimension()`.
 */
 void set_current_dimension(int d);
 
diff --git a/Triangulation/include/CGAL/Triangulation_data_structure.h b/Triangulation/include/CGAL/Triangulation_data_structure.h
index 6baedede1fc..c9d073dca69 100644
--- a/Triangulation/include/CGAL/Triangulation_data_structure.h
+++ b/Triangulation/include/CGAL/Triangulation_data_structure.h
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ public:
 
     void set_current_dimension(const int d) /* Concept */
     {
-        CGAL_precondition(-1<=d && d<=maximal_dimension());
+        CGAL_precondition(-2<=d && d<=maximal_dimension());
         dcur_ = d;
     }