diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/iterators/box_iterator.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/iterators/box_iterator.hpp
index f177da610..f05b15bd7 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/iterators/box_iterator.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/iterators/box_iterator.hpp
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ struct box_iterator
 private:
     friend class boost::iterator_core_access;
     typedef typename point_type<Box>::type point_type;
+    typedef std::ptrdiff_t difference_type;
 
     inline point_type const& dereference() const
     {
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/iterators/segment_range_iterator.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/iterators/segment_range_iterator.hpp
index 396f5042c..5ac63f1b7 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/iterators/segment_range_iterator.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/iterators/segment_range_iterator.hpp
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ struct segment_range_iterator
 private:
     friend class boost::iterator_core_access;
     typedef typename point_type<Segment>::type point_type;
+    typedef std::ptrdiff_t difference_type;
 
     inline point_type const& dereference() const
     {