diff --git a/Polyhedron_IO/demo/Polyhedron_IO/geomview_demo.cpp b/Polyhedron_IO/demo/Polyhedron_IO/geomview_demo.cpp
index 17c5c3b382b..dd963680b70 100644
--- a/Polyhedron_IO/demo/Polyhedron_IO/geomview_demo.cpp
+++ b/Polyhedron_IO/demo/Polyhedron_IO/geomview_demo.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
 
 #include <CGAL/basic.h>
 
-#ifdef CGAL_USE_GEOMVIEW
+#ifdef  _MSC_VER
+
 #include <iostream>
 
 int main() {