diff --git a/Eigen/src/Core/ArrayBase.h b/Eigen/src/Core/ArrayBase.h
index 38852600d..33ff55371 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/Core/ArrayBase.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/Core/ArrayBase.h
@@ -46,9 +46,6 @@ template<typename Derived> class ArrayBase
 
     typedef ArrayBase Eigen_BaseClassForSpecializationOfGlobalMathFuncImpl;
 
-    using internal::special_scalar_op_base<Derived,typename internal::traits<Derived>::Scalar,
-                typename NumTraits<typename internal::traits<Derived>::Scalar>::Real>::operator*;
-
     typedef typename internal::traits<Derived>::StorageKind StorageKind;
     typedef typename internal::traits<Derived>::Index Index;
     typedef typename internal::traits<Derived>::Scalar Scalar;
@@ -56,6 +53,7 @@ template<typename Derived> class ArrayBase
     typedef typename NumTraits<Scalar>::Real RealScalar;
 
     typedef DenseBase<Derived> Base;
+    using Base::operator*;
     using Base::RowsAtCompileTime;
     using Base::ColsAtCompileTime;
     using Base::SizeAtCompileTime;
diff --git a/Eigen/src/Core/DenseBase.h b/Eigen/src/Core/DenseBase.h
index dc20e54b0..4b371b075 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/Core/DenseBase.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/Core/DenseBase.h
@@ -40,15 +40,14 @@ static inline void check_DenseIndex_is_signed() {
   */
 template<typename Derived> class DenseBase
 #ifndef EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
-  : public internal::special_scalar_op_base<Derived,typename internal::traits<Derived>::Scalar,
-                                     typename NumTraits<typename internal::traits<Derived>::Scalar>::Real>
+  : public internal::special_scalar_op_base<Derived, typename internal::traits<Derived>::Scalar,
+                                            typename NumTraits<typename internal::traits<Derived>::Scalar>::Real,
+                                            DenseCoeffsBase<Derived> >
 #else
   : public DenseCoeffsBase<Derived>
 #endif // not EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
 {
   public:
-    using internal::special_scalar_op_base<Derived,typename internal::traits<Derived>::Scalar,
-                typename NumTraits<typename internal::traits<Derived>::Scalar>::Real>::operator*;
 
     class InnerIterator;
 
@@ -63,8 +62,9 @@ template<typename Derived> class DenseBase
     typedef typename internal::traits<Derived>::Scalar Scalar;
     typedef typename internal::packet_traits<Scalar>::type PacketScalar;
     typedef typename NumTraits<Scalar>::Real RealScalar;
+    typedef internal::special_scalar_op_base<Derived,Scalar,RealScalar, DenseCoeffsBase<Derived> > Base;
 
-    typedef DenseCoeffsBase<Derived> Base;
+    using Base::operator*;
     using Base::derived;
     using Base::const_cast_derived;
     using Base::rows;
diff --git a/Eigen/src/Core/util/XprHelper.h b/Eigen/src/Core/util/XprHelper.h
index 781965d2c..d05f8e5f6 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/Core/util/XprHelper.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/Core/util/XprHelper.h
@@ -366,17 +366,17 @@ struct dense_xpr_base<Derived, ArrayXpr>
 
 /** \internal Helper base class to add a scalar multiple operator
   * overloads for complex types */
-template<typename Derived,typename Scalar,typename OtherScalar,
+template<typename Derived, typename Scalar, typename OtherScalar, typename BaseType,
          bool EnableIt = !is_same<Scalar,OtherScalar>::value >
-struct special_scalar_op_base : public DenseCoeffsBase<Derived>
+struct special_scalar_op_base : public BaseType
 {
   // dummy operator* so that the
   // "using special_scalar_op_base::operator*" compiles
   void operator*() const;
 };
 
-template<typename Derived,typename Scalar,typename OtherScalar>
-struct special_scalar_op_base<Derived,Scalar,OtherScalar,true>  : public DenseCoeffsBase<Derived>
+template<typename Derived,typename Scalar,typename OtherScalar, typename BaseType>
+struct special_scalar_op_base<Derived,Scalar,OtherScalar,BaseType,true>  : public BaseType
 {
   const CwiseUnaryOp<scalar_multiple2_op<Scalar,OtherScalar>, Derived>
   operator*(const OtherScalar& scalar) const
diff --git a/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseMatrixBase.h b/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseMatrixBase.h
index d63b258de..9341d9ad2 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseMatrixBase.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseMatrixBase.h
@@ -23,7 +23,14 @@ namespace Eigen {
   * This class can be extended with the help of the plugin mechanism described on the page
   * \ref TopicCustomizingEigen by defining the preprocessor symbol \c EIGEN_SPARSEMATRIXBASE_PLUGIN.
   */
-template<typename Derived> class SparseMatrixBase : public EigenBase<Derived>
+template<typename Derived> class SparseMatrixBase
+#ifndef EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
+  : public internal::special_scalar_op_base<Derived,typename internal::traits<Derived>::Scalar,
+                                            typename NumTraits<typename internal::traits<Derived>::Scalar>::Real,
+                                            EigenBase<Derived> >
+#else
+  : public EigenBase<Derived>
+#endif // not EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
 {
   public:
 
@@ -36,7 +43,6 @@ template<typename Derived> class SparseMatrixBase : public EigenBase<Derived>
                      >::type PacketReturnType;
 
     typedef SparseMatrixBase StorageBaseType;
-    typedef EigenBase<Derived> Base;
     
     template<typename OtherDerived>
     Derived& operator=(const EigenBase<OtherDerived> &other)
@@ -132,6 +138,9 @@ template<typename Derived> class SparseMatrixBase : public EigenBase<Derived>
     inline Derived& derived() { return *static_cast<Derived*>(this); }
     inline Derived& const_cast_derived() const
     { return *static_cast<Derived*>(const_cast<SparseMatrixBase*>(this)); }
+
+    typedef internal::special_scalar_op_base<Derived, Scalar, RealScalar, EigenBase<Derived> > Base;
+    using Base::operator*;
 #endif // not EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
 
 #define EIGEN_CURRENT_STORAGE_BASE_CLASS Eigen::SparseMatrixBase