diff --git a/Polyhedron/include/CGAL/Polyhedron_copy_3.h b/Polyhedron/include/CGAL/Polyhedron_copy_3.h
index 4517dddb96b..3bbb505fc6a 100644
--- a/Polyhedron/include/CGAL/Polyhedron_copy_3.h
+++ b/Polyhedron/include/CGAL/Polyhedron_copy_3.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Polyhedron_copy_3<Poly,HDS>:: operator()( HDS& target) {
     typedef typename Poly::Vertex_const_iterator  Vertex_const_iterator;
     typedef typename Poly::Facet_const_iterator   Facet_const_iterator;
     typedef Inverse_index< Vertex_const_iterator> Index;
-    typedef typename HDS::Point                   Point;
+    typedef typename HDS::Vertex::Point                   Point;
 
     target.clear();
     Polyhedron_incremental_builder_3<HDS> B( target);