diff --git a/Mesh_3/include/CGAL/Mesh_3/C3T3_helpers.h b/Mesh_3/include/CGAL/Mesh_3/C3T3_helpers.h
index 85683e9fbd6..80d533b9c93 100644
--- a/Mesh_3/include/CGAL/Mesh_3/C3T3_helpers.h
+++ b/Mesh_3/include/CGAL/Mesh_3/C3T3_helpers.h
@@ -792,6 +792,7 @@ public:
                                    Moving_vertices_set& moving_vertices);
 
   void update_restricted_facets();
+  void update_restricted_cells();
 
 #ifdef CGAL_INTRUSIVE_LIST
   template <typename OutdatedCells>
@@ -2925,6 +2926,18 @@ update_restricted_facets()
     updater(*fit);
 }
 
+template <typename C3T3, typename MD>
+void
+C3T3_helpers<C3T3, MD>::
+update_restricted_cells()
+{
+  Update_c3t3 updater(domain_, c3t3_);
+  for (typename C3T3::Triangulation::Finite_cells_iterator
+    cit = tr_.finite_cells_begin();
+    cit != tr_.finite_cells_end(); ++cit)
+    updater(cit);
+}
+
 template <typename C3T3, typename MD>
 template <typename OutdatedCellsOutputIterator,
           typename DeletedCellsOutputIterator>
diff --git a/Mesh_3/include/CGAL/make_mesh_3.h b/Mesh_3/include/CGAL/make_mesh_3.h
index a75e120da69..e6166bd41a3 100644
--- a/Mesh_3/include/CGAL/make_mesh_3.h
+++ b/Mesh_3/include/CGAL/make_mesh_3.h
@@ -326,6 +326,13 @@ struct C3t3_initializer < C3T3, MD, MC, true, CGAL::Tag_true >
         if (c3t3.number_of_facets() == 0) {
           need_more_init = true;
         }
+        else
+        {
+          helper.update_restricted_cells();
+          if(c3t3.number_of_cells() == 0) {
+            need_more_init = true;
+          }
+        }
       }
       if(need_more_init) {
         init_c3t3(c3t3, domain, criteria,