diff --git a/vcg/simplex/edge/topology.h b/vcg/simplex/edge/topology.h
index eba1481a..20688d78 100644
--- a/vcg/simplex/edge/topology.h
+++ b/vcg/simplex/edge/topology.h
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ void VEEdgeSplit(MeshType &poly, typename MeshType::EdgeType *e, typename MeshTy
   edge::VEDetach(*e,1);
   e->V(1) = &v;
   edge::VEAppend(e,1);
-  tri::Allocator<MeshType>:: template PointerUpdater<typename MeshType::EdgePointer> pu;
+  typename tri::Allocator<MeshType>::template PointerUpdater<typename MeshType::EdgePointer> pu;
   typename MeshType::EdgeIterator ei = tri::Allocator<MeshType>::AddEdges(poly, 1, pu);
   pu.Update(e);
   ei->ImportData(*e);