diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/iterators/closing_iterator.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/iterators/closing_iterator.hpp
index a0ec6a5c9..f77c9342b 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/iterators/closing_iterator.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/iterators/closing_iterator.hpp
@@ -38,9 +38,12 @@ struct closing_iterator
     <
         closing_iterator<Range>,
         typename boost::range_value<Range>::type const,
-        boost::random_access_traversal_tag
+        boost::random_access_traversal_tag,
+        typename boost::range_reference<Range>::type const,
+        typename boost::range_difference<Range>::type
     >
 {
+    typedef typename boost::range_reference<Range>::type const reference_type;
     typedef typename boost::range_difference<Range>::type difference_type;
 
     /// Constructor including the range it is based on
@@ -71,7 +74,7 @@ struct closing_iterator
 private:
     friend class boost::iterator_core_access;
 
-    inline typename boost::range_value<Range>::type const& dereference() const
+    inline reference_type dereference() const
     {
         return *m_iterator;
     }
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/iterators/ever_circling_iterator.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/iterators/ever_circling_iterator.hpp
index 569688aac..f164250fd 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/iterators/ever_circling_iterator.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/iterators/ever_circling_iterator.hpp
@@ -100,7 +100,9 @@ struct ever_circling_range_iterator
     <
         ever_circling_range_iterator<Range>,
         typename boost::range_value<Range>::type const,
-        boost::random_access_traversal_tag
+        boost::random_access_traversal_tag,
+        typename boost::range_reference<Range>::type const,
+        typename boost::range_difference<Range>::type
     >
 {
     /// Constructor including the range it is based on
@@ -118,12 +120,13 @@ struct ever_circling_range_iterator
         , m_index(0)
     {}
 
-    typedef std::ptrdiff_t difference_type;
+    typedef typename boost::range_reference<Range>::type const reference_type;
+    typedef typename boost::range_difference<Range>::type difference_type;
 
 private:
     friend class boost::iterator_core_access;
 
-    inline typename boost::range_value<Range>::type const& dereference() const
+    inline reference_type dereference() const
     {
         return *m_iterator;
     }