diff --git a/Arrangement_on_surface_2/include/CGAL/Arr_dcel_base.h b/Arrangement_on_surface_2/include/CGAL/Arr_dcel_base.h
index 0d91b8c5044..790600b274e 100644
--- a/Arrangement_on_surface_2/include/CGAL/Arr_dcel_base.h
+++ b/Arrangement_on_surface_2/include/CGAL/Arr_dcel_base.h
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 #include <CGAL/Arrangement_2/Arrangement_2_iterators.h>
 #include <CGAL/assertions.h>
 
+#include <boost/pool/pool_alloc.hpp>
+
 namespace CGAL {
 
 inline void* _clean_pointer(const void* p)
@@ -962,7 +964,7 @@ public:
  * The arrangement DCEL class.
  */
 template <class V, class H, class F,
-          class Allocator = CGAL_ALLOCATOR(int) >
+          class Allocator = boost::fast_pool_allocator<int> >
 class Arr_dcel_base {
 public:
   // Define the vertex, halfedge and face types.