diff --git a/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseMatrix.h b/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseMatrix.h
index 323c2323b..0a2490bcc 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseMatrix.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseMatrix.h
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ public:
 
       Index p = m_outerIndex[outer] + m_innerNonZeros[outer]++;
       m_data.index(p) = convert_index(inner);
-      return (m_data.value(p) = 0);
+      return (m_data.value(p) = Scalar(0));
     }
 
 private:
@@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@ EIGEN_DONT_INLINE typename SparseMatrix<_Scalar,_Options,_StorageIndex>::Scalar&
   m_innerNonZeros[outer]++;
 
   m_data.index(p) = inner;
-  return (m_data.value(p) = 0);
+  return (m_data.value(p) = Scalar(0));
 }
 
 template<typename _Scalar, int _Options, typename _StorageIndex>
@@ -1381,7 +1381,7 @@ EIGEN_DONT_INLINE typename SparseMatrix<_Scalar,_Options,_StorageIndex>::Scalar&
   }
 
   m_data.index(p) = inner;
-  return (m_data.value(p) = 0);
+  return (m_data.value(p) = Scalar(0));
 }
 
 namespace internal {