diff --git a/Eigen/src/SVD/SVDBase.h b/Eigen/src/SVD/SVDBase.h
index 68df48921..34d5c9dd3 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/SVD/SVDBase.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/SVD/SVDBase.h
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ public:
     // this temporary is needed to workaround a MSVC issue
     Index diagSize = (std::max<Index>)(1,m_diagSize);
     return m_usePrescribedThreshold ? m_prescribedThreshold
-                                    : diagSize*NumTraits<Scalar>::epsilon();
+                                    : RealScalar(diagSize)*NumTraits<Scalar>::epsilon();
   }
 
   /** \returns true if \a U (full or thin) is asked for in this SVD decomposition */