diff --git a/Polygon_mesh_processing/include/CGAL/Polygon_mesh_processing/internal/Corefinement/intersection_impl.h b/Polygon_mesh_processing/include/CGAL/Polygon_mesh_processing/internal/Corefinement/intersection_impl.h
index beaf89b7c61..9bf11a28262 100644
--- a/Polygon_mesh_processing/include/CGAL/Polygon_mesh_processing/internal/Corefinement/intersection_impl.h
+++ b/Polygon_mesh_processing/include/CGAL/Polygon_mesh_processing/internal/Corefinement/intersection_impl.h
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ struct Default_surface_intersection_visitor{
   {}
 
   // needed for progress tracking
-  void progress_filter_intersection(double d){}
+  void progress_filter_intersection(double d) const{}
 
   void start_filter_intersections() const {}