diff --git a/src/ShapeFix/ShapeFix_Face.lxx b/src/ShapeFix/ShapeFix_Face.lxx
index 27d817c804..5c7cbd7daf 100755
--- a/src/ShapeFix/ShapeFix_Face.lxx
+++ b/src/ShapeFix/ShapeFix_Face.lxx
@@ -107,6 +107,16 @@ inline Standard_Integer& ShapeFix_Face::AutoCorrectPrecisionMode()
   return myAutoCorrectPrecisionMode;
 }
 
+//=======================================================================
+//function : FixPeriodicDegeneratedMode
+//purpose  : 
+//=======================================================================
+
+inline Standard_Integer& ShapeFix_Face::FixPeriodicDegeneratedMode()
+{
+  return myFixPeriodicDegenerated;
+}
+
 //=======================================================================
 //function : Face
 //purpose  :