diff --git a/Eigen/src/QR/ColPivHouseholderQR.h b/Eigen/src/QR/ColPivHouseholderQR.h
index 1b828f5dc..ae7c1775f 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/QR/ColPivHouseholderQR.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/QR/ColPivHouseholderQR.h
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ void ColPivHouseholderQR<MatrixType>::computeInPlace()
       if (m_colNormsUpdated.coeffRef(j) != 0) {
         RealScalar temp = abs(m_qr.coeffRef(k, j)) / m_colNormsUpdated.coeffRef(j);
         temp = (RealScalar(1) + temp) * (RealScalar(1) - temp);
-        temp = temp < 0 ? 0 : temp;
+        temp = temp < 0 ? RealScalar(0) : temp;
         RealScalar temp2 = temp * numext::abs2<RealScalar>(m_colNormsUpdated.coeffRef(j) /
                                                            m_colNormsDirect.coeffRef(j));
         if (temp2 <= norm_downdate_threshold) {