diff --git a/Packages/Triangulation_2/changes.txt b/Packages/Triangulation_2/changes.txt
index f70559965ae..b52492aaeca 100644
--- a/Packages/Triangulation_2/changes.txt
+++ b/Packages/Triangulation_2/changes.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 Package triangulation: provides triangulations Delaunay triangulations, 
 constrained and regular triangulations with  tests and examples.
 
-ver 8.21 (29/10/03)
+ver 8.21 (30/10/03)
 - fix in  line_face_circulator susequent to change in 8.18
+- the previous fix is for SGI too [rursu]
 
 ver 8.20 (29/10/03)
 - fixed files for _MSC_VER but not INTEL
diff --git a/Packages/Triangulation_2/include/CGAL/Triangulation_data_structure_2.h b/Packages/Triangulation_2/include/CGAL/Triangulation_data_structure_2.h
index f1e9d4505cb..df41a20a32d 100644
--- a/Packages/Triangulation_2/include/CGAL/Triangulation_data_structure_2.h
+++ b/Packages/Triangulation_2/include/CGAL/Triangulation_data_structure_2.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <algorithm>
 
-#if !defined _MSC_VER || defined __INTEL_COMPILER 
+#if (!defined _MSC_VER || defined __INTEL_COMPILER) && !defined __sgi
 #  define CGAL_T2_USE_ITERATOR_AS_HANDLE
 #endif