diff --git a/pystencils/sympyextensions.py b/pystencils/sympyextensions.py
index 072bb19ae6fe0ba7f719c0ab636e1a9ffd3d7eed..ce23f4541b46444f55b4d87ee89590bc519586a6 100644
--- a/pystencils/sympyextensions.py
+++ b/pystencils/sympyextensions.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from sympy.functions import Abs
 from sympy.core.numbers import Zero
 
 from pystencils.assignment import Assignment
-from pystencils.data_types import cast_func, get_type_of_expression, PointerType
+from pystencils.data_types import cast_func, get_type_of_expression, PointerType, VectorType
 from pystencils.kernelparameters import FieldPointerSymbol
 
 T = TypeVar('T')
@@ -465,6 +465,8 @@ def count_operations(term: Union[sp.Expr, List[sp.Expr]],
             base_type = get_type_of_expression(e)
         except ValueError:
             return False
+        if isinstance(base_type, VectorType):
+            return False
         if isinstance(base_type, PointerType):
             return only_type == 'int'
         if only_type == 'int' and (base_type.is_int() or base_type.is_uint()):