diff --git a/Convex_hull_3/include/CGAL/convex_hull_3.h b/Convex_hull_3/include/CGAL/convex_hull_3.h
index 50e4a08627c..9f37e70fffe 100644
--- a/Convex_hull_3/include/CGAL/convex_hull_3.h
+++ b/Convex_hull_3/include/CGAL/convex_hull_3.h
@@ -1092,7 +1092,7 @@ void convex_hull_3(InputIterator first, InputIterator beyond,
                    std::enable_if_t<boost::has_range_iterator<TriangleRange>::value>* = 0)
 {
   typedef typename std::iterator_traits<InputIterator>::value_type Point_3;
-  typedef typename Kernel_traits<Point_3>::type Traits;
+  typedef Convex_hull_traits_3<typename Kernel_traits<Point_3>::type> Traits;
 
   Convex_hull_3::internal::Indexed_triangle_set<PointRange, TriangleRange> its(vertices,faces);
   convex_hull_3(first, beyond, its, Traits());