diff --git a/Eigen/src/Core/arch/AltiVec/Complex.h b/Eigen/src/Core/arch/AltiVec/Complex.h
index 60460350a..b0f5e97b9 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/Core/arch/AltiVec/Complex.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/Core/arch/AltiVec/Complex.h
@@ -268,8 +268,13 @@ template<> EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE Packet2cf pcplxflip<Packet2cf>(const Packet2cf& x
 
 EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE void ptranspose(PacketBlock<Packet2cf,2>& kernel)
 {
+#ifdef __VSX__
   Packet4f tmp = reinterpret_cast<Packet4f>(vec_mergeh(reinterpret_cast<Packet2d>(kernel.packet[0].v), reinterpret_cast<Packet2d>(kernel.packet[1].v)));
   kernel.packet[1].v = reinterpret_cast<Packet4f>(vec_mergel(reinterpret_cast<Packet2d>(kernel.packet[0].v), reinterpret_cast<Packet2d>(kernel.packet[1].v)));
+#else
+  Packet4f tmp = vec_perm(kernel.packet[0].v, kernel.packet[1].v, p16uc_TRANSPOSE64_HI);
+  kernel.packet[1].v = vec_perm(kernel.packet[0].v, kernel.packet[1].v, p16uc_TRANSPOSE64_LO);
+#endif
   kernel.packet[0].v = tmp;
 }