diff --git a/include/armadillo_bits/subview_meat.hpp b/include/armadillo_bits/subview_meat.hpp
index 44014046..81cc39f9 100644
--- a/include/armadillo_bits/subview_meat.hpp
+++ b/include/armadillo_bits/subview_meat.hpp
@@ -3365,9 +3365,9 @@ subview_col<eT>::operator=(const Base<eT,T1>& expr)
   {
   arma_debug_sigprint();
   
-  if( (is_Mat<T1>::value || is_Mat<typename Proxy<T1>::stored_type>::value) && (Proxy<T1>::has_subview == false) && (quasi_unwrap<T1>::has_subview == false) )
+  if(is_Mat<T1>::value)
     {
-    const quasi_unwrap<T1> U(expr.get_ref());
+    const unwrap<T1> U(expr.get_ref());
     
     arma_conform_assert_same_size(subview<eT>::n_rows, uword(1), U.M.n_rows, U.M.n_cols, "copy into submatrix");