diff --git a/Eigen/src/Core/DenseBase.h b/Eigen/src/Core/DenseBase.h
index c5800f6c8..2354e54f1 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/Core/DenseBase.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/Core/DenseBase.h
@@ -462,8 +462,10 @@ template<typename Derived> class DenseBase
     template<int p> RealScalar lpNorm() const;
 
     template<int RowFactor, int ColFactor>
-    const Replicate<Derived,RowFactor,ColFactor> replicate() const;
-    const Replicate<Derived,Dynamic,Dynamic> replicate(Index rowFacor,Index colFactor) const;
+    inline const Replicate<Derived,RowFactor,ColFactor> replicate() const;
+    
+    typedef const Replicate<Derived,Dynamic,Dynamic> ReplicateReturnType;
+    inline ReplicateReturnType replicate(Index rowFacor,Index colFactor) const;
 
     typedef Reverse<Derived, BothDirections> ReverseReturnType;
     typedef const Reverse<const Derived, BothDirections> ConstReverseReturnType;
diff --git a/Eigen/src/Core/Replicate.h b/Eigen/src/Core/Replicate.h
index dde86a834..4f899aa2e 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/Core/Replicate.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/Core/Replicate.h
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ template<typename MatrixType,int RowFactor,int ColFactor> class Replicate
   */
 template<typename Derived>
 template<int RowFactor, int ColFactor>
-inline const Replicate<Derived,RowFactor,ColFactor>
+const Replicate<Derived,RowFactor,ColFactor>
 DenseBase<Derived>::replicate() const
 {
   return Replicate<Derived,RowFactor,ColFactor>(derived());
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ DenseBase<Derived>::replicate() const
   * \sa VectorwiseOp::replicate(), DenseBase::replicate<int,int>(), class Replicate
   */
 template<typename Derived>
-inline const Replicate<Derived,Dynamic,Dynamic>
+typename DenseBase<Derived>::ReplicateReturnType
 DenseBase<Derived>::replicate(Index rowFactor,Index colFactor) const
 {
   return Replicate<Derived,Dynamic,Dynamic>(derived(),rowFactor,colFactor);