diff --git a/Configuration/include/CGAL/config.h b/Configuration/include/CGAL/config.h
index 0b995fd637a..36e7d441943 100644
--- a/Configuration/include/CGAL/config.h
+++ b/Configuration/include/CGAL/config.h
@@ -89,6 +89,18 @@ namespace CGAL {
 #endif
 
 
+#ifndef CGAL_CFG_SUNPRO_RWSTD
+#  define CGAL_reverse_iterator(T) std::reverse_iterator< T >
+#else
+#  define CGAL_reverse_iterator(T) std::reverse_iterator< T , \
+                                   typename T::iterator_category , \
+                                   typename T::value_type , \
+                                   typename T::reference , \
+                                   typename T::pointer , \
+                                   typename T::difference_type >
+#endif
+
+
 // Big endian or little endian machine.
 // ====================================
 #ifdef CGAL_CFG_NO_BIG_ENDIAN