diff --git a/vcg/complex/trimesh/update/flag.h b/vcg/complex/trimesh/update/flag.h
index 484a80f1..1493ed19 100644
--- a/vcg/complex/trimesh/update/flag.h
+++ b/vcg/complex/trimesh/update/flag.h
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static void FaceSet(MeshType &m, unsigned int FlagMask)
 static void VertexClearV(MeshType &m) { VertexClear(m,VertexType::VISITED);}
 static void VertexClearB(MeshType &m) { VertexClear(m,VertexType::BORDER);}
 static void FaceClearV(MeshType &m) { FaceClear(m,FaceType::VISITED);}
-static void FaceClearB(MeshType &m) { FaceClear(m,FaceType::BORDER);}
+static void FaceClearB(MeshType &m) { FaceClear(m,FaceType::BORDER012);}
 
 static void VertexSetV(MeshType &m) { VertexSet(m,VertexType::VISITED);}
 static void VertexSetB(MeshType &m) { VertexSet(m,VertexType::BORDER);}
diff --git a/vcg/simplex/face/base.h b/vcg/simplex/face/base.h
index 1c12f563..240ed5c0 100644
--- a/vcg/simplex/face/base.h
+++ b/vcg/simplex/face/base.h
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ public:
 		BORDER0     = 0x00000040,
 		BORDER1     = 0x00000080,
 		BORDER2     = 0x00000100,
+		BORDER012     = BORDER0 | BORDER1 | BORDER2 ,
 		// Face Orientation Flags, used efficiently compute point face distance  
 		NORMX				= 0x00000200,
 		NORMY				= 0x00000400,