diff --git a/Point_set_shape_detection_3/include/CGAL/Efficient_RANSAC.h b/Point_set_shape_detection_3/include/CGAL/Efficient_RANSAC.h
index ec4693d173d..dbdf43a0306 100644
--- a/Point_set_shape_detection_3/include/CGAL/Efficient_RANSAC.h
+++ b/Point_set_shape_detection_3/include/CGAL/Efficient_RANSAC.h
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ in 2007 \cgalCite{Schnabel07}.
           nbNewCandidates++;
 
           //add candidate for each type of primitives
-          for(std::vector<Shape *(*)()>::iterator it =
+          for(typename std::vector<Shape *(*)()>::iterator it =
             m_shape_factories.begin(); it != m_shape_factories.end(); it++)	{
             Shape *p = (Shape *) (*it)();
             //compute the primitive and says if the candidate is valid