diff --git a/Eigen/src/Core/MatrixBase.h b/Eigen/src/Core/MatrixBase.h
index 5482b237e..81b900eee 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/Core/MatrixBase.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/Core/MatrixBase.h
@@ -410,7 +410,8 @@ template<typename Derived> class MatrixBase
     
     ScalarMultipleReturnType operator*(const UniformScaling<Scalar>& s) const;
     // put this as separate enum value to work around possible GCC 4.3 bug (?)
-    enum { HomogeneousReturnTypeDirection = ColsAtCompileTime==1?Vertical:Horizontal };
+    enum { HomogeneousReturnTypeDirection = ColsAtCompileTime==1&&RowsAtCompileTime==1 ? ((internal::traits<Derived>::Flags&RowMajorBit)==RowMajorBit ? Horizontal : Vertical)
+                                          : ColsAtCompileTime==1 ? Vertical : Horizontal };
     typedef Homogeneous<Derived, HomogeneousReturnTypeDirection> HomogeneousReturnType;
     HomogeneousReturnType homogeneous() const;