diff --git a/include/vigra/multi_iterator_coupled.hxx b/include/vigra/multi_iterator_coupled.hxx
index 6831dad5d..1cb401897 100644
--- a/include/vigra/multi_iterator_coupled.hxx
+++ b/include/vigra/multi_iterator_coupled.hxx
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ class CoupledScanOrderIterator<N, HANDLES, 0>
     CoupledScanOrderIterator operator--(int)
     {
         CoupledScanOrderIterator res(*this);
-        --this;
+        std::advance(*this, -1);
         return res;
     }