diff --git a/RecoVertex/LinearizationPointFinders/src/CrossingPtBasedLinearizationPointFinder.cc b/RecoVertex/LinearizationPointFinders/src/CrossingPtBasedLinearizationPointFinder.cc
index 09ca41f5ae8fe..d9fb921e76cb6 100644
--- a/RecoVertex/LinearizationPointFinders/src/CrossingPtBasedLinearizationPointFinder.cc
+++ b/RecoVertex/LinearizationPointFinders/src/CrossingPtBasedLinearizationPointFinder.cc
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ inline GlobalPoint operator / ( const GlobalPoint & a, const double b )
     return GlobalPoint ( a.x() / b, a.y() / b, a.z() / b );
 }
 
+#ifndef __clang__
 inline GlobalPoint operator * ( const GlobalPoint & a, const double b )
 {
     return GlobalPoint ( a.x() * b, a.y() * b, a.z() * b );
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ inline GlobalPoint operator * ( const double b , const GlobalPoint & a )
 {
     return GlobalPoint ( a.x() * b, a.y() * b, a.z() * b );
 }
+#endif
 
 inline unsigned int sum ( unsigned int nr )
 {