diff --git a/Algebraic_kernel_d/include/CGAL/Algebraic_kernel_d/Bitstream_descartes_rndl_tree_traits.h b/Algebraic_kernel_d/include/CGAL/Algebraic_kernel_d/Bitstream_descartes_rndl_tree_traits.h
index 3bb5dbf4cee..737bf98b82c 100644
--- a/Algebraic_kernel_d/include/CGAL/Algebraic_kernel_d/Bitstream_descartes_rndl_tree_traits.h
+++ b/Algebraic_kernel_d/include/CGAL/Algebraic_kernel_d/Bitstream_descartes_rndl_tree_traits.h
@@ -408,7 +408,8 @@ public:
                 num*=CGAL::ipower(Integer(2),p);
                 denom=1;
             }
-            Bound b(num,denom);
+            Bound b(num);
+	    b /= Bound(denom);
             CGAL::simplify(b);
             return b;
 	}