diff --git a/Mesh_2/include/CGAL/Mesh_2/Mesh_global_optimizer_2.h b/Mesh_2/include/CGAL/Mesh_2/Mesh_global_optimizer_2.h
index 176d3dcec80..0a8f2e7e46d 100644
--- a/Mesh_2/include/CGAL/Mesh_2/Mesh_global_optimizer_2.h
+++ b/Mesh_2/include/CGAL/Mesh_2/Mesh_global_optimizer_2.h
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ private:
 
     // Get first face sq_circumradius_length 
     // Initialize min
-    FT min_sqr = std::numeric_limits<double>::max();
+    FT min_sqr = (std::numeric_limits<double>::max)();
     // Find the minimum value
     do
     {