diff --git a/Surface_mesh_simplification/test/Surface_mesh_simplification/test_edge_collapse_Polyhedron_3.cpp b/Surface_mesh_simplification/test/Surface_mesh_simplification/test_edge_collapse_Polyhedron_3.cpp
index 618b08d6614..2e631ce5ccc 100644
--- a/Surface_mesh_simplification/test/Surface_mesh_simplification/test_edge_collapse_Polyhedron_3.cpp
+++ b/Surface_mesh_simplification/test/Surface_mesh_simplification/test_edge_collapse_Polyhedron_3.cpp
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ public :
     mBefore = create_edge_link(aProfile);
   }
   
-  virtual void OnCollapsed( Profile const& aProfile, Vertex_handle aV ) const 
+  virtual void OnCollapsed( Profile const& aProfile, Vertex_handle const& aV ) const 
   {
     // Some collapse can result in self-intersections in any case, so we can't mark it as a failure
     if ( false && Is_self_intersecting( aProfile.surface() ) )