diff --git a/Eigen/src/Core/DenseBase.h b/Eigen/src/Core/DenseBase.h
index 2354e54f1..04862f374 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/Core/DenseBase.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/Core/DenseBase.h
@@ -464,8 +464,8 @@ template<typename Derived> class DenseBase
     template<int RowFactor, int ColFactor>
     inline const Replicate<Derived,RowFactor,ColFactor> replicate() const;
     
-    typedef const Replicate<Derived,Dynamic,Dynamic> ReplicateReturnType;
-    inline ReplicateReturnType replicate(Index rowFacor,Index colFactor) const;
+    typedef Replicate<Derived,Dynamic,Dynamic> ReplicateReturnType;
+    inline const ReplicateReturnType replicate(Index rowFacor,Index colFactor) const;
 
     typedef Reverse<Derived, BothDirections> ReverseReturnType;
     typedef const Reverse<const Derived, BothDirections> ConstReverseReturnType;
diff --git a/Eigen/src/Core/Replicate.h b/Eigen/src/Core/Replicate.h
index 4f899aa2e..ac4537c14 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/Core/Replicate.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/Core/Replicate.h
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ DenseBase<Derived>::replicate() const
   * \sa VectorwiseOp::replicate(), DenseBase::replicate<int,int>(), class Replicate
   */
 template<typename Derived>
-typename DenseBase<Derived>::ReplicateReturnType
+const typename DenseBase<Derived>::ReplicateReturnType
 DenseBase<Derived>::replicate(Index rowFactor,Index colFactor) const
 {
   return Replicate<Derived,Dynamic,Dynamic>(derived(),rowFactor,colFactor);