diff --git a/AABB_tree/include/CGAL/AABB_intersections/Bbox_3_ray_3_do_intersect.h b/AABB_tree/include/CGAL/AABB_intersections/Bbox_3_ray_3_do_intersect.h
index 8934d03663e..de2e898a289 100644
--- a/AABB_tree/include/CGAL/AABB_intersections/Bbox_3_ray_3_do_intersect.h
+++ b/AABB_tree/include/CGAL/AABB_intersections/Bbox_3_ray_3_do_intersect.h
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ template <class K>
 bool do_intersect(const CGAL::Bbox_3& bbox, 
 		  const CGAL::Ray_3<K>& ray)
 {
-  return typename K::Do_intersect_3(ray, bbox);
+  return typename K::Do_intersect_3()(ray, bbox);
 }
 
 CGAL_END_NAMESPACE