diff --git a/include/boost/graph/detail/adjacency_list.hpp b/include/boost/graph/detail/adjacency_list.hpp
index c1a2ada23..5ef8145ad 100644
--- a/include/boost/graph/detail/adjacency_list.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/graph/detail/adjacency_list.hpp
@@ -2190,7 +2190,7 @@ class vec_adj_list_impl : public adj_list_helper< Config, Base >
             edge_descriptor e;
             bool inserted;
             boost::tie(e, inserted)
-                = add_edge(source(*ei, x), target(*ei, x), *this);
+                = boost::add_edge(source(*ei, x), target(*ei, x), *this);
             *((edge_property_type*)e.m_eproperty)
                 = *((edge_property_type*)(*ei).m_eproperty);
         }