diff --git a/Eigen/src/Core/PartialReduxEvaluator.h b/Eigen/src/Core/PartialReduxEvaluator.h
index e524f32a6..0be694259 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/Core/PartialReduxEvaluator.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/Core/PartialReduxEvaluator.h
@@ -205,6 +205,13 @@ struct evaluator<PartialReduxExpr<ArgType, MemberOp, Direction> >
                     Direction==Vertical ? idx : 0,
                     Direction==Vertical ? m_arg.rows() : Index(PacketSize),
                     Direction==Vertical ? Index(PacketSize) : m_arg.cols());
+
+    // FIXME
+    // See bug 1612, currently if PacketSize==1 (i.e. complex<double> with 128bits registers) then the storage-order of panel get reversed
+    // and methods like packetByOuterInner do not make sense anymore in this context.
+    // So let's just by pass "vectorization" in this case:
+    if(PacketSize==1)
+      return internal::pset1<PacketType>(coeff(idx));
     
     typedef typename internal::redux_evaluator<PanelType> PanelEvaluator;
     PanelEvaluator panel_eval(panel);