diff --git a/unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/src/Tensor/TensorConversion.h b/unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/src/Tensor/TensorConversion.h
index d2defcaf4..e254c0b7b 100644
--- a/unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/src/Tensor/TensorConversion.h
+++ b/unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/src/Tensor/TensorConversion.h
@@ -124,9 +124,12 @@ struct PacketConverter<TensorEvaluator, SrcPacket, TgtPacket, 1, 2> {
       return internal::pcast<SrcPacket, TgtPacket>(m_impl.template packet<Unaligned>(index));
     } else {
       const int TgtPacketSize = internal::unpacket_traits<TgtPacket>::size;
+      typedef typename internal::unpacket_traits<SrcPacket>::type SrcType;
+      typedef typename internal::unpacket_traits<TgtPacket>::type TgtType;
+      internal::scalar_cast_op<SrcType, TgtType> converter;
       EIGEN_ALIGN_MAX typename internal::unpacket_traits<TgtPacket>::type values[TgtPacketSize];
       for (int i = 0; i < TgtPacketSize; ++i) {
-        values[i] = m_impl.coeff(index+i);
+        values[i] = converter(m_impl.coeff(index+i));
       }
       TgtPacket rslt = internal::pload<TgtPacket>(values);
       return rslt;