diff --git a/tgt-vhdl/expr.cc b/tgt-vhdl/expr.cc
index fbb4c7c65..f91df6485 100644
--- a/tgt-vhdl/expr.cc
+++ b/tgt-vhdl/expr.cc
@@ -87,21 +87,9 @@ static vhdl_expr *translate_unary(ivl_expr_t e)
  */
 static vhdl_expr *translate_numeric(vhdl_expr *lhs, vhdl_expr *rhs,
                                     vhdl_binop_t op)
-{ 
-   int lwidth = lhs->get_type()->get_width();
-   int rwidth = rhs->get_type()->get_width();
-   
-   // May need to resize the left or right hand side
-   if (lwidth < rwidth) {
-      lhs = lhs->cast(rhs->get_type());
-      lwidth = rwidth;
-   }
-   else if (rwidth < lwidth) {
-      rhs = rhs->cast(lhs->get_type());
-      rwidth = lwidth;
-   }
-   
-   return new vhdl_binop_expr(lhs, op, rhs, vhdl_type::nsigned(lwidth));
+{
+   vhdl_type *rtype = new vhdl_type(*lhs->get_type());
+   return new vhdl_binop_expr(lhs, op, rhs, rtype);
 }
 
 static vhdl_expr *translate_relation(vhdl_expr *lhs, vhdl_expr *rhs,
@@ -134,6 +122,15 @@ static vhdl_expr *translate_binary(ivl_expr_t e)
    vhdl_expr *rhs = translate_expr(ivl_expr_oper2(e));
    if (NULL == rhs)
       return NULL;
+   
+   int lwidth = lhs->get_type()->get_width();
+   int rwidth = rhs->get_type()->get_width();
+
+   // May need to resize the left or right hand side
+   if (lwidth < rwidth)
+      rhs = rhs->cast(lhs->get_type());
+   else if (rwidth < lwidth)
+      lhs = lhs->cast(rhs->get_type());
 
    // For === and !== we need to compare std_logic_vectors
    // rather than signeds
diff --git a/tgt-vhdl/scope.cc b/tgt-vhdl/scope.cc
index 3d0ecfa03..d06ea0a20 100644
--- a/tgt-vhdl/scope.cc
+++ b/tgt-vhdl/scope.cc
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ static void declare_signals(vhdl_arch *arch, ivl_scope_t scope)
    int nsigs = ivl_scope_sigs(scope);
    for (int i = 0; i < nsigs; i++) {
       ivl_signal_t sig = ivl_scope_sig(scope, i);
-
+      
       int width = ivl_signal_width(sig);
       vhdl_type *sig_type;
       if (width == 1)
diff --git a/tgt-vhdl/vhdl_syntax.cc b/tgt-vhdl/vhdl_syntax.cc
index 555f40aa1..823262432 100644
--- a/tgt-vhdl/vhdl_syntax.cc
+++ b/tgt-vhdl/vhdl_syntax.cc
@@ -465,14 +465,8 @@ vhdl_expr *vhdl_expr::cast(const vhdl_type *to)
    if (to->get_name() == type_->get_name()) {
       if (to->get_width() == type_->get_width())
          return this;  // Identical
-      else {
-         vhdl_type *rtype = vhdl_type::nsigned(to->get_width());     
-         vhdl_fcall *resize = new vhdl_fcall("Resize", rtype);
-         resize->add_expr(this);
-         resize->add_expr(new vhdl_const_int(to->get_width()));
-
-         return resize;
-      }
+      else
+         return resize(to->get_width());
    }
    else if (to->get_name() == VHDL_TYPE_BOOLEAN) {
       // '1' is true all else are false
@@ -495,6 +489,16 @@ vhdl_expr *vhdl_expr::cast(const vhdl_type *to)
    }
 }
 
+vhdl_expr *vhdl_expr::resize(int newwidth)
+{
+   vhdl_type *rtype = vhdl_type::nsigned(newwidth);     
+   vhdl_fcall *resize = new vhdl_fcall("Resize", rtype);
+   resize->add_expr(this);
+   resize->add_expr(new vhdl_const_int(newwidth));
+   
+   return resize;
+}
+
 void vhdl_expr_list::add_expr(vhdl_expr *e)
 {
    exprs_.push_back(e);
diff --git a/tgt-vhdl/vhdl_syntax.hh b/tgt-vhdl/vhdl_syntax.hh
index 9d4bde8d3..54a54fb6e 100644
--- a/tgt-vhdl/vhdl_syntax.hh
+++ b/tgt-vhdl/vhdl_syntax.hh
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public:
    const vhdl_type *get_type() const { return type_; }
    bool constant() const { return isconst_; }
    virtual vhdl_expr *cast(const vhdl_type *to);
+   virtual vhdl_expr *resize(int newwidth);
 private:
    vhdl_type *type_;
    bool isconst_;