diff --git a/Packages/Trapezoidal_decomposition/include/CGAL/Td_X_trapezoid.h b/Packages/Trapezoidal_decomposition/include/CGAL/Td_X_trapezoid.h
index 819e8d905d6..8c777a3b217 100644
--- a/Packages/Trapezoidal_decomposition/include/CGAL/Td_X_trapezoid.h
+++ b/Packages/Trapezoidal_decomposition/include/CGAL/Td_X_trapezoid.h
@@ -71,8 +71,16 @@ public:
   
 #ifdef CGAL_PM_FRIEND_CLASS
   
-  friend class Trapezoidal_decomposition_2<Traits>::Around_point_circulator;
-  friend class Trapezoidal_decomposition_2<Traits>::In_face_iterator;
+  friend class
+#if (__GNUC__==3) && (__GNUC_MINOR__>=2)
+  typename
+#endif
+  Trapezoidal_decomposition_2<Traits>::Around_point_circulator;
+  friend class
+#if (__GNUC__==3) && (__GNUC_MINOR__>=2) 
+  typename
+#endif
+  Trapezoidal_decomposition_2<Traits>::In_face_iterator;
   
 #endif