diff --git a/Surface_mesh_deformation/examples/Surface_mesh_deformation/deform_mesh_for_botsch08_format_sre_arap.cpp b/Surface_mesh_deformation/examples/Surface_mesh_deformation/deform_mesh_for_botsch08_format_sre_arap.cpp
index 0d3343a1602..d824c928b5c 100644
--- a/Surface_mesh_deformation/examples/Surface_mesh_deformation/deform_mesh_for_botsch08_format_sre_arap.cpp
+++ b/Surface_mesh_deformation/examples/Surface_mesh_deformation/deform_mesh_for_botsch08_format_sre_arap.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ int main(int argc,char** argv)
 
   // Definition of the region of interest (use the whole mesh)
   vertex_iterator vb,ve;
-  boost::tie(vb, ve) = boost::vertices(mesh);
+  boost::tie(vb, ve) = vertices(mesh);
 
   //the selection is set by a file
   input.open(argv[2]);
diff --git a/Surface_mesh_deformation/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_deformation.h b/Surface_mesh_deformation/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_deformation.h
index 61e37572035..417efeabfb2 100644
--- a/Surface_mesh_deformation/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_deformation.h
+++ b/Surface_mesh_deformation/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_deformation.h
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ struct Types_selectors<TriangleMesh, CGAL::SRE_ARAP> {
     {
       typename boost::graph_traits<TriangleMesh>::in_edge_iterator e, e_end;
       cpp11::tie(e,e_end) = in_edges(vi, hg);
-      m_nb_edges_incident=std::distance(e,e_end);
+      m_nb_edges_incident=(double) std::distance(e,e_end);
     }
 
     template <class Square_matrix_3>