diff --git a/HalfedgeDS/include/CGAL/boost/graph/graph_traits_HalfedgeDS_default.h b/HalfedgeDS/include/CGAL/boost/graph/graph_traits_HalfedgeDS_default.h
index 05346c0aac7..1f84f085c02 100644
--- a/HalfedgeDS/include/CGAL/boost/graph/graph_traits_HalfedgeDS_default.h
+++ b/HalfedgeDS/include/CGAL/boost/graph/graph_traits_HalfedgeDS_default.h
@@ -470,7 +470,16 @@ struct HDS_property_map<vertex_point_t>
       typename T::Point_3, const typename T::Point_3&> const_type;
   };
 };
-  
+
+template<class T, class I, class A>
+void reserve(HalfedgeDS_default<T,I,A>& p,
+             typename boost::graph_traits< HalfedgeDS_default<T,I,A> const>::vertices_size_type nv,
+             typename boost::graph_traits< HalfedgeDS_default<T,I,A> const>::edges_size_type ne,
+             typename boost::graph_traits< HalfedgeDS_default<T,I,A> const>::faces_size_type nf)
+{
+  p.reserve(nv, 2*ne, nf);
+}
+
 }// namespace CGAL
 namespace boost {