diff --git a/Mesh_3/include/CGAL/Polyhedral_mesh_domain_with_features_3.h b/Mesh_3/include/CGAL/Polyhedral_mesh_domain_with_features_3.h
index 5fe2e23de74..056a81a6219 100644
--- a/Mesh_3/include/CGAL/Polyhedral_mesh_domain_with_features_3.h
+++ b/Mesh_3/include/CGAL/Polyhedral_mesh_domain_with_features_3.h
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ public:
     stored_polyhedra[1] = bounding_p;
     this->add_primitives(stored_polyhedra[0]);
     this->add_primitives(stored_polyhedra[1]);
-    if(bounding_p.empty()) {
+    if(empty(bounding_p)) {
       this->set_surface_only();
     } else {
       this->add_primitives_to_bounding_tree(stored_polyhedra[1]);