diff --git a/src/lol/math/ops.h b/src/lol/math/ops.h
index 72f2379b..066bfbd2 100644
--- a/src/lol/math/ops.h
+++ b/src/lol/math/ops.h
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static inline typename std::enable_if<SWIZZLE1 != FULL_SWIZZLE || SWIZZLE2 != FU
     \
     template<typename T, int N, int SWIZZLE> \
     inline typename std::enable_if<SWIZZLE != FULL_SWIZZLE,vec_t<T,N>>::type \
-        operator op(vec_t<T,N,SWIZZLE> a, T const &b) \
+        operator op(vec_t<T,N,SWIZZLE> const &a, T const &b) \
     { \
         return vec_t<T,N>(a) op b; \
     }
diff --git a/src/lol/math/vector.h b/src/lol/math/vector.h
index 18ec8259..284c711c 100644
--- a/src/lol/math/vector.h
+++ b/src/lol/math/vector.h
@@ -81,6 +81,13 @@ struct vec_t
         int i = (SWIZZLE >> (4 * (N - 1 - n))) & 3;
         return static_cast<T const*>(static_cast<void const *>(this))[i];
     }
+
+private:
+    /* Disable all default constructors and destructors; this object
+     * is only intended to exist as part of a union. */
+    vec_t();
+    vec_t(vec_t<T, N, SWIZZLE> const &);
+    ~vec_t();
 };
 
 /* The generic “vec_t” type, which is a fixed-size vector with no
diff --git a/test/unit/vector.cpp b/test/unit/vector.cpp
index 722352ce..8380d8ad 100644
--- a/test/unit/vector.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/vector.cpp
@@ -141,6 +141,36 @@ LOLUNIT_FIXTURE(VectorTest)
 #endif
     }
 
+    LOLUNIT_TEST(VectorSwizzleMul)
+    {
+        ivec3 a(1, 2, 3);
+
+        ivec3 b = a * 2;
+        LOLUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(b.x, 2);
+        LOLUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(b.y, 4);
+        LOLUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(b.z, 6);
+
+        ivec3 c = (ivec3)a.zyx * 2;
+        LOLUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(c.x, 6);
+        LOLUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(c.y, 4);
+        LOLUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(c.z, 2);
+
+        ivec3 d = 2 * (ivec3)a.zyx;
+        LOLUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(d.x, 6);
+        LOLUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(d.y, 4);
+        LOLUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(d.z, 2);
+
+        ivec3 e = a.zyx * 2;
+        LOLUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(e.x, 6);
+        LOLUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(e.y, 4);
+        LOLUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(e.z, 2);
+
+        ivec3 f = 2 * a.zyx;
+        LOLUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(f.x, 6);
+        LOLUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(f.y, 4);
+        LOLUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(f.z, 2);
+    }
+
     LOLUNIT_TEST(VectorUnaryMinus)
     {
         vec2 a(1.0f, 3.0f);