diff --git a/Mesh_3/include/CGAL/Mesh_triangulation_3.h b/Mesh_3/include/CGAL/Mesh_triangulation_3.h
index 7e11e8ba183..e4f02e46fe6 100644
--- a/Mesh_3/include/CGAL/Mesh_triangulation_3.h
+++ b/Mesh_3/include/CGAL/Mesh_triangulation_3.h
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ template<class MD,
 struct Mesh_triangulation_3;
 
 // Sequential version (default)
-template<class MD, class K, class Concurrency_tag,
+template<class MD, class K_, class Concurrency_tag,
          class Vertex_base_, class Cell_base_>
 struct Mesh_triangulation_3
 {
 private:
-  typedef typename Default::Get<K, typename Kernel_traits<MD>::Kernel>::type K;
+  typedef typename Default::Get<K_, typename Kernel_traits<MD>::Kernel>::type K;
 
   typedef typename details::Mesh_geom_traits_generator<K>::type Geom_traits;
 
@@ -90,11 +90,13 @@ public:
 #ifdef CGAL_LINKED_WITH_TBB
 // Parallel version (specialization)
 //
-template<class MD, class K,
+template<class MD, class K_,
          class Vertex_base_, class Cell_base_>
-struct Mesh_triangulation_3<MD, K, Parallel_tag, Vertex_base_, Cell_base_>
+struct Mesh_triangulation_3<MD, K_, Parallel_tag, Vertex_base_, Cell_base_>
 {
 private:
+  typedef typename Default::Get<K_, typename Kernel_traits<MD>::Kernel>::type K;
+
   typedef typename details::Mesh_geom_traits_generator<K>::type Geom_traits;
 
   typedef typename Default::Get<