diff --git a/Surface_mesher/examples/Surface_mesher/3d_image_surface_mesher.C b/Surface_mesher/examples/Surface_mesher/3d_image_surface_mesher.C
index b465a56dc48..ef10d7b0ed3 100644
--- a/Surface_mesher/examples/Surface_mesher/3d_image_surface_mesher.C
+++ b/Surface_mesher/examples/Surface_mesher/3d_image_surface_mesher.C
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ int main(int, char **) {
                                    bounding_sphere_squared_radius);
 
   // definition of the surface, with the 10^-2 as relative precision
-  Surface_3 surface(image, bounding_sphere);
+  Surface_3 surface(image, bounding_sphere, 1e-2);
 
   // defining meshing criteria
   CGAL::Surface_mesh_default_criteria_3<Tr> criteria(30.,