diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/overlay/follow.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/overlay/follow.hpp
index b110cc960..7106b9782 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/overlay/follow.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/overlay/follow.hpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static inline bool last_covered_by(Turn const& turn, Operation const& op,
         <
             point_type,
             0, dimension<point_type>::value
-        >::apply(point_in_between, linestring[op.seg_id.segment_index], turn.point);
+        >::apply(point_in_between, *(::boost::begin(linestring) + op.seg_id.segment_index), turn.point);
 
     return geometry::covered_by(point_in_between, polygon);
 }
@@ -182,11 +182,13 @@ struct action_selector<overlay_intersection>
         // and add the output piece
         geometry::copy_segments<false>(linestring, segment_id, index, current_piece);
         detail::overlay::append_no_duplicates(current_piece, point);
-        if (current_piece.size() > 1)
+        if (::boost::size(current_piece) > 1)
         {
             *out++ = current_piece;
         }
         current_piece.clear();
+        //traits::clear<LineStringOut>::apply(current_piece);
+        geometry::clear(current_piece);
     }
 
     static inline bool is_entered(bool entered)