diff --git a/Surface_mesher/include/CGAL/IO/Complex_2_in_triangulation_3_polyhedron_builder.h b/Surface_mesher/include/CGAL/IO/Complex_2_in_triangulation_3_polyhedron_builder.h
index d65a182ee73..268194d3fdc 100644
--- a/Surface_mesher/include/CGAL/IO/Complex_2_in_triangulation_3_polyhedron_builder.h
+++ b/Surface_mesher/include/CGAL/IO/Complex_2_in_triangulation_3_polyhedron_builder.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #define CGAL_IO_COMPLEX_2_IN_TRIANGULATION_3_POLYHEDRON_BUILDER_H
 
 #include <CGAL/Modifier_base.h>
+#include <CGAL/Polyhedron_incremental_builder_3.h>
 
 namespace CGAL {