diff --git a/vcg/complex/algorithms/point_sampling.h b/vcg/complex/algorithms/point_sampling.h
index 1647e782..5436042c 100644
--- a/vcg/complex/algorithms/point_sampling.h
+++ b/vcg/complex/algorithms/point_sampling.h
@@ -506,9 +506,9 @@ class MarsenneTwisterURBG
 {
 public:
 	typedef unsigned int result_type;
-	MarsenneTwisterURBG(result_type max) : _max(max) {}
-	result_type min() const {return 0;}
-	result_type max() const {return _max;}
+	MarsenneTwisterURBG(result_type max){_max = max;}
+	static result_type min() {return 0;}
+	static result_type max() {return std::numeric_limits<result_type>::max();}
 	result_type operator()() {return SamplingRandomGenerator().generate(_max);}
 private:
 	result_type _max;