diff --git a/base/linalg/matmul.jl b/base/linalg/matmul.jl
index a26df61583f1b..909794e50b326 100644
--- a/base/linalg/matmul.jl
+++ b/base/linalg/matmul.jl
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ function copy!{R,S}(B::AbstractVecOrMat{R}, ir_dest::UnitRange{Int}, jr_dest::Un
         Base.copy_transpose!(B, ir_dest, jr_dest, M, jr_src, ir_src)
         tM == 'C' && conj!(B)
     end
+    B
 end
 
 function copy_transpose!{R,S}(B::AbstractMatrix{R}, ir_dest::UnitRange{Int}, jr_dest::UnitRange{Int}, tM::Char, M::AbstractVecOrMat{S}, ir_src::UnitRange{Int}, jr_src::UnitRange{Int})
@@ -435,15 +436,9 @@ const Abuf = Array(UInt8, tilebufsize)
 const Bbuf = Array(UInt8, tilebufsize)
 const Cbuf = Array(UInt8, tilebufsize)
 
-function generic_matmatmul!{T,S,R}(C::AbstractVecOrMat{R}, tA, tB, A::AbstractVecOrMat{T}, B::AbstractVecOrMat{S})
+function generic_matmatmul!{T,S,R}(C::AbstractMatrix{R}, tA, tB, A::AbstractMatrix{T}, B::AbstractMatrix{S})
     mA, nA = lapack_size(tA, A)
     mB, nB = lapack_size(tB, B)
-    if mB != nA
-        throw(DimensionMismatch("matrix A has dimensions ($mA, $nB), matrix B has dimensions ($mB, $nB)"))
-    end
-    if size(C,1) != mA || size(C,2) != nB
-        throw(DimensionMismatch("result C has dimensions $(size(C)), needs ($mA, $nB)"))
-    end
 
     if mA == nA == nB == 2
         return matmul2x2!(C, tA, tB, A, B)
@@ -451,6 +446,20 @@ function generic_matmatmul!{T,S,R}(C::AbstractVecOrMat{R}, tA, tB, A::AbstractVe
     if mA == nA == nB == 3
         return matmul3x3!(C, tA, tB, A, B)
     end
+    _generic_matmatmul!(C, tA, tB, A, B)
+end
+
+generic_matmatmul!{T,S,R}(C::AbstractVecOrMat{R}, tA, tB, A::AbstractVecOrMat{T}, B::AbstractVecOrMat{S}) = _generic_matmatmul!(C, tA, tB, A, B)
+
+function _generic_matmatmul!{T,S,R}(C::AbstractVecOrMat{R}, tA, tB, A::AbstractVecOrMat{T}, B::AbstractVecOrMat{S})
+    mA, nA = lapack_size(tA, A)
+    mB, nB = lapack_size(tB, B)
+    if mB != nA
+        throw(DimensionMismatch("matrix A has dimensions ($mA, $nB), matrix B has dimensions ($mB, $nB)"))
+    end
+    if size(C,1) != mA || size(C,2) != nB
+        throw(DimensionMismatch("result C has dimensions $(size(C)), needs ($mA, $nB)"))
+    end
 
     tile_size = 0
     if isbits(R) && isbits(T) && isbits(S)
diff --git a/test/linalg/matmul.jl b/test/linalg/matmul.jl
index 79ccd57a7bf37..ea4b0f2847da8 100644
--- a/test/linalg/matmul.jl
+++ b/test/linalg/matmul.jl
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ A = rand(1:20, 5, 5) .- 10
 B = rand(1:20, 5, 5) .- 10
 @test At_mul_B(A, B) == A'*B
 @test A_mul_Bt(A, B) == A*B'
+v = [1,2]
+C = Array(Int, 2, 2)
+@test @inferred(A_mul_Bc!(C, v, v)) == [1 2; 2 4]
 
 # Preallocated
 C = Array(Int, size(A, 1), size(B, 2))