diff --git a/Scale_space_reconstruction_3/examples/Scale_space_reconstruction_3/scale_space_advancing_front.cpp b/Scale_space_reconstruction_3/examples/Scale_space_reconstruction_3/scale_space_advancing_front.cpp
index 393f712e74c..f4476a630c8 100644
--- a/Scale_space_reconstruction_3/examples/Scale_space_reconstruction_3/scale_space_advancing_front.cpp
+++ b/Scale_space_reconstruction_3/examples/Scale_space_reconstruction_3/scale_space_advancing_front.cpp
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
   std::ofstream out ("out.off");
   out << "OFF" << std::endl << points.size() << " " << reconstruct.number_of_facets() << " 0" << std::endl;
   
-  for (typename Point_set::iterator it = points.begin(); it != points.end(); ++ it)
+  for (Point_set::iterator it = points.begin(); it != points.end(); ++ it)
     out << points.point(*it) << std::endl;
   
-  for (typename Reconstruction::Facet_iterator it = reconstruct.facets_begin();
+  for (Reconstruction::Facet_iterator it = reconstruct.facets_begin();
        it != reconstruct.facets_end(); ++ it)
     out << "3 " << (*it)[0] << " " << (*it)[1] << " " << (*it)[2] << std::endl;
 
diff --git a/Scale_space_reconstruction_3/include/CGAL/Scale_space_reconstruction_3/Alpha_shape_mesher.h b/Scale_space_reconstruction_3/include/CGAL/Scale_space_reconstruction_3/Alpha_shape_mesher.h
index 42e647c6f06..dd8469e7009 100644
--- a/Scale_space_reconstruction_3/include/CGAL/Scale_space_reconstruction_3/Alpha_shape_mesher.h
+++ b/Scale_space_reconstruction_3/include/CGAL/Scale_space_reconstruction_3/Alpha_shape_mesher.h
@@ -233,7 +233,8 @@ public:
     for (Facet_iterator it = _surface.begin(); it != _surface.end(); ++ it)
     {
       Facet t = *it;
-      *(output ++) = {{ (*it)[0], (*it)[1], (*it)[2] }};
+      cpp11::array<std::size_t, 3> f = {{ std::size_t((*it)[0]), std::size_t((*it)[1]), std::size_t((*it)[2]) }};
+      *(output ++) = f;
     }
 //    std::copy (_surface.begin(), _surface.end(), output);
   }