diff --git a/frame/3/hemm/bli_hemm_front.c b/frame/3/hemm/bli_hemm_front.c
index 719cab62d..14759e515 100644
--- a/frame/3/hemm/bli_hemm_front.c
+++ b/frame/3/hemm/bli_hemm_front.c
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ void bli_hemm_front
 	// contiguous columns, or if C is stored by columns and the micro-kernel
 	// prefers contiguous rows, transpose the entire operation to allow the
 	// micro-kernel to access elements of C in its preferred manner.
-	if ( !bli_obj_is_1x1( &c_local ) )
+	//if ( !bli_obj_is_1x1( &c_local ) ) // NOTE: This conditional should NOT
+	                                     // be enabled. See issue #342 comments.
 	if ( bli_cntx_l3_vir_ukr_dislikes_storage_of( &c_local, BLIS_GEMM_UKR, cntx ) )
 	{
 		bli_toggle_side( &side );
diff --git a/frame/3/symm/bli_symm_front.c b/frame/3/symm/bli_symm_front.c
index 4e267fa3d..4d0727202 100644
--- a/frame/3/symm/bli_symm_front.c
+++ b/frame/3/symm/bli_symm_front.c
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ void bli_symm_front
 	// contiguous columns, or if C is stored by columns and the micro-kernel
 	// prefers contiguous rows, transpose the entire operation to allow the
 	// micro-kernel to access elements of C in its preferred manner.
-	if ( !bli_obj_is_1x1( &c_local ) )
+	//if ( !bli_obj_is_1x1( &c_local ) ) // NOTE: This conditional should NOT
+	                                     // be enabled. See issue #342 comments.
 	if ( bli_cntx_l3_vir_ukr_dislikes_storage_of( &c_local, BLIS_GEMM_UKR, cntx ) )
 	{
 		bli_toggle_side( &side );
diff --git a/frame/3/trmm/bli_trmm_front.c b/frame/3/trmm/bli_trmm_front.c
index 528e016e9..6b71a4998 100644
--- a/frame/3/trmm/bli_trmm_front.c
+++ b/frame/3/trmm/bli_trmm_front.c
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ void bli_trmm_front
 	// micro-kernel to access elements of C in its preferred manner.
 	// NOTE: We disable the optimization for 1x1 matrices since the concept
 	// of row- vs. column storage breaks down.
-	if ( !bli_obj_is_1x1( &c_local ) )
+	//if ( !bli_obj_is_1x1( &c_local ) ) // NOTE: This conditional should NOT
+	                                     // be enabled. See issue #342 comments.
 	if ( bli_cntx_l3_vir_ukr_dislikes_storage_of( &c_local, BLIS_GEMM_UKR, cntx ) )
 	{
 		bli_toggle_side( &side );