diff --git a/Eigen/src/Core/PartialReduxEvaluator.h b/Eigen/src/Core/PartialReduxEvaluator.h
index 4040ae726..a17968881 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/Core/PartialReduxEvaluator.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/Core/PartialReduxEvaluator.h
@@ -56,12 +56,17 @@ struct packetwise_redux_traits
 /* Value to be returned when size==0 , by default let's return 0 */
 template<typename PacketType,typename Func>
 EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC
-PacketType packetwise_redux_empty_value(const Func& ) { return pset1<PacketType>(0); }
+PacketType packetwise_redux_empty_value(const Func& ) {
+  const typename unpacket_traits<PacketType>::type zero(0);
+  return pset1<PacketType>(zero);
+}
 
 /* For products the default is 1 */
 template<typename PacketType,typename Scalar>
 EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC
-PacketType packetwise_redux_empty_value(const scalar_product_op<Scalar,Scalar>& ) { return pset1<PacketType>(1); }
+PacketType packetwise_redux_empty_value(const scalar_product_op<Scalar,Scalar>& ) {
+  return pset1<PacketType>(Scalar(1));
+}
 
 /* Perform the actual reduction */
 template<typename Func, typename Evaluator,