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 b47f2026a21..5bbd6b045a9 100644
--- a/HalfedgeDS/include/CGAL/boost/graph/graph_traits_HalfedgeDS_default.h
+++ b/HalfedgeDS/include/CGAL/boost/graph/graph_traits_HalfedgeDS_default.h
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ set_halfedge(typename boost::graph_traits< HalfedgeDS_default<T,I,A> >::face_des
   , typename boost::graph_traits< HalfedgeDS_default<T,I,A> >::halfedge_descriptor h
   , HalfedgeDS_default<T,I,A>& g)
 {
-  typedef typename HalfedgeDS_default<T,I,A> Hds;
+  typedef HalfedgeDS_default<T,I,A> Hds;
   CGAL::HalfedgeDS_decorator<Hds> D(g);
   D.set_face_halfedge(f, h);
 }