diff --git a/Polygon_mesh_processing/include/CGAL/Polygon_mesh_processing/internal/Isotropic_remeshing/remesh_impl.h b/Polygon_mesh_processing/include/CGAL/Polygon_mesh_processing/internal/Isotropic_remeshing/remesh_impl.h
index a74191b8b73..cea2334f14f 100644
--- a/Polygon_mesh_processing/include/CGAL/Polygon_mesh_processing/internal/Isotropic_remeshing/remesh_impl.h
+++ b/Polygon_mesh_processing/include/CGAL/Polygon_mesh_processing/internal/Isotropic_remeshing/remesh_impl.h
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ namespace internal {
                        , const bool protect_constraints
                        , EdgeIsConstrainedMap ecmap = EdgeIsConstrainedMap()
                        , VertexIsConstrainedMap vcmap = VertexIsConstrainedMap()
-                       , FacePatchMap fpmap = FacePatchMap(pmesh, ecmap)
+                       , FacePatchMap fpmap = FacePatchMap()
                        , const bool own_tree = true)//built by the remesher
       : mesh_(pmesh)
       , vpmap_(vpmap)
@@ -273,6 +273,8 @@ namespace internal {
       , vcmap_(vcmap)
     {
       CGAL_assertion(CGAL::is_triangle_mesh(mesh_));
+
+      fpmap = FacePatchMap(mesh_, ecmap_);
     }
 
     ~Incremental_remesher()