diff --git a/src/mmg2d/delone_2d.c b/src/mmg2d/delone_2d.c
index ece65221b..45e258800 100644
--- a/src/mmg2d/delone_2d.c
+++ b/src/mmg2d/delone_2d.c
@@ -260,8 +260,8 @@ int MMG2D_delone(MMG5_pMesh mesh,MMG5_pSol sol,MMG5_int ip,MMG5_int *list,int il
   MMG5_Hash       hedg;
   static int8_t   mmgWarn0=0,mmgWarn1=0;
 
-  /* Initialize tagdel field */
-  for (k=1; k<=mesh->np-4; k++)
+  /* Reset tagdel field */
+  for (k=1; k<ilist; k++)
     mesh->point[k].tagdel = 0;
 
   /* Triangles in the cavity are those s.t. pt->base == base */