diff --git a/Point_set_processing_3/include/CGAL/scanline_orient_normals.h b/Point_set_processing_3/include/CGAL/scanline_orient_normals.h
index a5b26bfe938..ecca42d9e11 100644
--- a/Point_set_processing_3/include/CGAL/scanline_orient_normals.h
+++ b/Point_set_processing_3/include/CGAL/scanline_orient_normals.h
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ void orient_scanline (Iterator begin, Iterator end,
     const Point_3& p = get (point_map, *it);
     mean_x += p.x();
     mean_y += p.y();
-    max_z = (std::max(max_z, p.z()));
+    max_z = (std::max)(max_z, p.z());
     ++ nb;
   }