diff --git a/include/boost/numeric/ublas/matrix.hpp b/include/boost/numeric/ublas/matrix.hpp
index 7c23de7f..10bbe5c3 100644
--- a/include/boost/numeric/ublas/matrix.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/numeric/ublas/matrix.hpp
@@ -2024,7 +2024,10 @@ namespace boost { namespace numeric { namespace ublas {
         // Element access
         BOOST_UBLAS_INLINE
         const_reference operator () (size_type i, size_type j) const {
-            return i == j ? one_ : zero_;
+            if (i == j)
+                return one_;
+            else
+                return zero_;
         }
 
         // Assignment
diff --git a/include/boost/numeric/ublas/vector.hpp b/include/boost/numeric/ublas/vector.hpp
index 4a31acd7..f48857de 100644
--- a/include/boost/numeric/ublas/vector.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/numeric/ublas/vector.hpp
@@ -667,7 +667,10 @@ namespace boost { namespace numeric { namespace ublas {
         // Element access
         BOOST_UBLAS_INLINE
         const_reference operator () (size_type i) const {
-            return i == index_ ? one_ : zero_;
+            if (i == index_)
+                return one_;
+            else
+                return zero_;
         }
 
         BOOST_UBLAS_INLINE