diff --git a/Point_set_3/include/CGAL/Point_set_3/IO.h b/Point_set_3/include/CGAL/Point_set_3/IO.h
index bfbaae56a39..013e587b5e7 100644
--- a/Point_set_3/include/CGAL/Point_set_3/IO.h
+++ b/Point_set_3/include/CGAL/Point_set_3/IO.h
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ write_xyz_point_set(
   std::ostream& stream, ///< output stream.
   const Point_set_3<Point, Vector>& point_set)  ///< point set
 {
-  if (point_set.has_normals())
+  if (point_set.has_normal_map())
     return CGAL::write_xyz_points_and_normals
       (stream, point_set.begin(), point_set.end(),
        point_set.point_map(), point_set.normal_map());
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ write_ply_point_set(
   std::ostream& stream, ///< output stream.
   const Point_set_3<Point, Vector>& point_set)  ///< point set
 {
-  if (point_set.has_normals())
+  if (point_set.has_normal_map())
     return CGAL::write_ply_points_and_normals
       (stream, point_set.begin(), point_set.end(),
        point_set.point_map(), point_set.normal_map());