diff --git a/Distance_2/test/Distance_2/issue_4189.cpp b/Distance_2/test/Distance_2/issue_4189.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..03a8c3356c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Distance_2/test/Distance_2/issue_4189.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#include <iostream>
+
+#include <CGAL/Exact_predicates_inexact_constructions_kernel.h>
+#include <CGAL/Exact_predicates_exact_constructions_kernel.h>
+#include <CGAL/Simple_cartesian.h>
+#include <CGAL/squared_distance_2.h>
+
+typedef CGAL::Simple_cartesian<double> SC;
+typedef CGAL::Simple_cartesian<CGAL::Gmpq>  EC;
+
+template <typename Kernel>
+int fct() {
+
+	typedef Kernel::Segment_2 Segment_2;
+  const Segment_2 segi = {
+    { -4.0380854964382, -1.9947196614192 },
+    { 10.43442091460618, -0.5886833953492263 } };
+  const Segment_2 segj = {
+    { -11.5138934277993, -2.721011070186227 },
+    { -8.822747585009402, -2.459560251317805 } };
+
+  const auto dist = CGAL::squared_distance(segi, segj);
+  std::cout << "#dist: " << dist << std::endl;
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+	fct<SC>();
+	fct<CGAL::Epick>();
+	fct<EC>();
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/Homogeneous_kernel/include/CGAL/Homogeneous/function_objects.h b/Homogeneous_kernel/include/CGAL/Homogeneous/function_objects.h
index aaf4b872ce6..5ca5dd5a880 100644
--- a/Homogeneous_kernel/include/CGAL/Homogeneous/function_objects.h
+++ b/Homogeneous_kernel/include/CGAL/Homogeneous/function_objects.h
@@ -4153,7 +4153,7 @@ namespace HomogeneousKernelFunctors {
     operator()(const Point_2& p, const Point_2& q,
                const Point_2& r, const Point_2& s) const
     {
-      return Compare_signed_distance_to_line_2<K>::operator()(p, q, r, s) == SMALLER;
+      return Compare_signed_distance_to_line_2<K>().operator()(p, q, r, s) == SMALLER;
     }
 
     result_type