diff --git a/Eigen/src/Array/Replicate.h b/Eigen/src/Array/Replicate.h
index 661a7b561..46a06a61c 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/Array/Replicate.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/Array/Replicate.h
@@ -160,10 +160,10 @@ DenseBase<Derived>::replicate(int rowFactor,int colFactor) const
   * \sa VectorwiseOp::replicate(), DenseBase::replicate(), class Replicate
   */
 template<typename ExpressionType, int Direction>
-const Replicate<ExpressionType,(Direction==Vertical?Dynamic:1),(Direction==Horizontal?Dynamic:1)>
+const typename VectorwiseOp<ExpressionType,Direction>::ReplicateReturnType
 VectorwiseOp<ExpressionType,Direction>::replicate(int factor) const
 {
-  return Replicate<ExpressionType,Direction==Vertical?Dynamic:1,Direction==Horizontal?Dynamic:1>
+  return typename VectorwiseOp<ExpressionType,Direction>::ReplicateReturnType
           (_expression(),Direction==Vertical?factor:1,Direction==Horizontal?factor:1);
 }
 
diff --git a/Eigen/src/Array/VectorwiseOp.h b/Eigen/src/Array/VectorwiseOp.h
index 06d999b14..50cfa7a5e 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/Array/VectorwiseOp.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/Array/VectorwiseOp.h
@@ -384,8 +384,8 @@ template<typename ExpressionType, int Direction> class VectorwiseOp
     const Reverse<ExpressionType, Direction> reverse() const
     { return Reverse<ExpressionType, Direction>( _expression() ); }
 
-    const Replicate<ExpressionType,(Direction==Vertical?Dynamic:1),(Direction==Horizontal?Dynamic:1)>
-    replicate(int factor) const;
+    typedef Replicate<ExpressionType,Direction==Vertical?Dynamic:1,Direction==Horizontal?Dynamic:1> ReplicateReturnType;
+    const ReplicateReturnType replicate(int factor) const;
 
     /** \nonstableyet
       * \return an expression of the replication of each column (or row) of \c *this