diff --git a/Periodic_3_triangulation_3/include/CGAL/Periodic_3_triangulation_ds_cell_base_3.h b/Periodic_3_triangulation_3/include/CGAL/Periodic_3_triangulation_ds_cell_base_3.h
index 422db8b45fb..350cf2e67db 100644
--- a/Periodic_3_triangulation_3/include/CGAL/Periodic_3_triangulation_ds_cell_base_3.h
+++ b/Periodic_3_triangulation_3/include/CGAL/Periodic_3_triangulation_ds_cell_base_3.h
@@ -59,28 +59,36 @@ public:
     typedef Periodic_3_triangulation_ds_cell_base_3<TDS2> Other;
   };
 
-  Periodic_3_triangulation_ds_cell_base_3() : _additional_flag(0), off(0) {
-    set_vertices();
-    set_neighbors();
-  }
+  Periodic_3_triangulation_ds_cell_base_3() : _additional_flag(0), off(0) {}
 
   Periodic_3_triangulation_ds_cell_base_3(
       const Vertex_handle& v0, const Vertex_handle& v1,
-      const Vertex_handle& v2, const Vertex_handle& v3) :
-      _additional_flag(0), off(0) {
-    set_vertices(v0, v1, v2, v3);
-    set_neighbors();
-  }
+      const Vertex_handle& v2, const Vertex_handle& v3)
+#ifndef CGAL_CFG_ARRAY_MEMBER_INITIALIZATION_BUG
+    : V((Vertex_handle[4]) {v0, v1, v2, v3}),
+      _additional_flag(0), off(0) {}
+#else
+    : _additional_flag(0), off(0) {
+      set_vertices(v0, v1, v2, v3);
+      set_neighbors();
+    }
+#endif
 
   Periodic_3_triangulation_ds_cell_base_3(
       const Vertex_handle& v0, const Vertex_handle& v1,
       const Vertex_handle& v2, const Vertex_handle& v3,
       const Cell_handle&   n0, const Cell_handle&   n1,
-      const Cell_handle&   n2, const Cell_handle&   n3) :
-      _additional_flag(0), off(0) {
+      const Cell_handle&   n2, const Cell_handle&   n3) 
+#ifndef CGAL_CFG_ARRAY_MEMBER_INITIALIZATION_BUG
+    : N((Cell_handle[4]) {n0, n1, n2, n3}),
+      V((Vertex_handle[4]) {v0, v1, v2, v3}),
+      _additional_flag(0), off(0) {}
+#else
+    : _additional_flag(0), off(0) {
     set_vertices(v0, v1, v2, v3);
     set_neighbors(n0, n1, n2, n3);
   }
+#endif
 
   // ACCESS FUNCTIONS