diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/strategies/distance.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/strategies/distance.hpp
index df1a5246b..42aca5e10 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/strategies/distance.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/strategies/distance.hpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ struct default_distance_strategy
 template 
 <
     typename Point, 
-    typename PointOfSegment,
+    typename PointOfSegment = Point,
     typename Tag1 = typename cs_tag<Point>::type,
     typename Tag2 = typename cs_tag<PointOfSegment>::type
 >