diff --git a/Eigen/src/Core/arch/AVX/PacketMath.h b/Eigen/src/Core/arch/AVX/PacketMath.h
index 26cc996db..98f8c5416 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/Core/arch/AVX/PacketMath.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/Core/arch/AVX/PacketMath.h
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ template<> EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE Packet8f pset1<Packet8f>(const float&  from) { re
 template<> EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE Packet4d pset1<Packet4d>(const double& from) { return _mm256_set1_pd(from); }
 template<> EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE Packet8i pset1<Packet8i>(const int&    from) { return _mm256_set1_epi32(from); }
 
+template<> EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE Packet8f pload1<Packet8f>(const float*  from) { return _mm256_broadcast_ss(from); }
+template<> EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE Packet4d pload1<Packet4d>(const double* from) { return _mm256_broadcast_sd(from); }
+
 template<> EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE Packet8f plset<float>(const float& a) { return _mm256_add_ps(_mm256_set1_ps(a), _mm256_set_ps(7.0,6.0,5.0,4.0,3.0,2.0,1.0,0.0)); }
 template<> EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE Packet4d plset<double>(const double& a) { return _mm256_add_pd(_mm256_set1_pd(a), _mm256_set_pd(3.0,2.0,1.0,0.0)); }