diff --git a/Triangulation_2/include/CGAL/Constrained_triangulation_plus_2.h b/Triangulation_2/include/CGAL/Constrained_triangulation_plus_2.h
index c6c79d6bae1..95e0b4befc7 100644
--- a/Triangulation_2/include/CGAL/Constrained_triangulation_plus_2.h
+++ b/Triangulation_2/include/CGAL/Constrained_triangulation_plus_2.h
@@ -1186,7 +1186,8 @@ intersect(Face_handle f, int i,
             << " , #" << vd->time_stamp() << "= " << vd->point()
             << " , Exact_intersections_tag)\n";
 #endif // CGAL_CDT_2_DEBUG_INTERSECTIONS
-  Point pi;
+  Point pi(ORIGIN); // initialize although we are sure that it will be
+                    // set by the intersection, but to quiet a warning
   Intersection_tag itag = Intersection_tag();
   CGAL_triangulation_assertion_code( bool ok = )
   intersection(geom_traits(), pa, pb, pc, pd, pi, itag );