diff --git a/Eigen/src/Core/arch/AltiVec/MatrixProduct.h b/Eigen/src/Core/arch/AltiVec/MatrixProduct.h
index 380dc623b..3f79b97df 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/Core/arch/AltiVec/MatrixProduct.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/Core/arch/AltiVec/MatrixProduct.h
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ EIGEN_ALWAYS_INLINE void pgerc(PacketBlock<Packet,N>* accReal, PacketBlock<Packe
 template<typename Scalar, typename Packet>
 EIGEN_ALWAYS_INLINE Packet ploadLhs(const Scalar* lhs)
 {
-  return *reinterpret_cast<Packet *>(const_cast<Scalar *>(lhs));
+  return ploadu<Packet>(lhs);
 }
 
 // Zero the accumulator on PacketBlock.
diff --git a/Eigen/src/Core/arch/AltiVec/MatrixProductCommon.h b/Eigen/src/Core/arch/AltiVec/MatrixProductCommon.h
index 41b27bf3d..33d543494 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/Core/arch/AltiVec/MatrixProductCommon.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/Core/arch/AltiVec/MatrixProductCommon.h
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ EIGEN_ALWAYS_INLINE void bcouple_common<Packet2d, Packet1cd>(PacketBlock<Packet2
 template<typename Scalar, typename Packet>
 EIGEN_ALWAYS_INLINE Packet ploadRhs(const Scalar* rhs)
 {
-  return *reinterpret_cast<Packet *>(const_cast<Scalar *>(rhs));
+  return ploadu<Packet>(rhs);
 }
 
 } // end namespace internal