diff --git a/lapack-netlib/SRC/dlanv2.f b/lapack-netlib/SRC/dlanv2.f
index d68481f7e..61b016f16 100644
--- a/lapack-netlib/SRC/dlanv2.f
+++ b/lapack-netlib/SRC/dlanv2.f
@@ -140,13 +140,16 @@
 *
 *     .. Parameters ..
       DOUBLE PRECISION   ZERO, HALF, ONE
-      PARAMETER          ( ZERO = 0.0D+0, HALF = 0.5D+0, ONE = 1.0D+0 )
+      PARAMETER          ( ZERO = 0.0D+0, HALF = 0.5D+0, ONE = 1.0D+0,
+     $                     TWO = 2.0D0 )
       DOUBLE PRECISION   MULTPL
       PARAMETER          ( MULTPL = 4.0D+0 )
 *     ..
 *     .. Local Scalars ..
       DOUBLE PRECISION   AA, BB, BCMAX, BCMIS, CC, CS1, DD, EPS, P, SAB,
-     $                   SAC, SCALE, SIGMA, SN1, TAU, TEMP, Z
+     $                   SAC, SCALE, SIGMA, SN1, TAU, TEMP, Z, SAFMIN, 
+     $                   SAFMN2, SAFMX2
+      INTEGER            COUNT
 *     ..
 *     .. External Functions ..
       DOUBLE PRECISION   DLAMCH, DLAPY2
@@ -157,7 +160,11 @@
 *     ..
 *     .. Executable Statements ..
 *
+      SAFMIN = DLAMCH( 'S' )
       EPS = DLAMCH( 'P' )
+      SAFMN2 = DLAMCH( 'B' )**INT( LOG( SAFMIN / EPS ) /
+     $            LOG( DLAMCH( 'B' ) ) / TWO )
+      SAFMX2 = ONE / SAFMN2
       IF( C.EQ.ZERO ) THEN
          CS = ONE
          SN = ZERO
@@ -212,7 +219,24 @@
 *           Complex eigenvalues, or real (almost) equal eigenvalues.
 *           Make diagonal elements equal.
 *
+            COUNT = 0
             SIGMA = B + C
+   10       CONTINUE
+            COUNT = COUNT + 1
+            SCALE = MAX( ABS(TEMP), ABS(SIGMA) )
+            IF( SCALE.GE.SAFMX2 ) THEN
+               SIGMA = SIGMA * SAFMN2
+               TEMP = TEMP * SAFMN2
+               IF (COUNT .LE. 20)
+     $            GOTO 10
+            END IF
+            IF( SCALE.LE.SAFMN2 ) THEN
+               SIGMA = SIGMA * SAFMX2
+               TEMP = TEMP * SAFMX2
+               IF (COUNT .LE. 20)
+     $            GOTO 10
+            END IF
+            P = HALF*TEMP
             TAU = DLAPY2( SIGMA, TEMP )
             CS = SQRT( HALF*( ONE+ABS( SIGMA ) / TAU ) )
             SN = -( P / ( TAU*CS ) )*SIGN( ONE, SIGMA )
diff --git a/lapack-netlib/SRC/slanv2.f b/lapack-netlib/SRC/slanv2.f
index 1163446fa..e678305f2 100644
--- a/lapack-netlib/SRC/slanv2.f
+++ b/lapack-netlib/SRC/slanv2.f
@@ -140,13 +140,16 @@
 *
 *     .. Parameters ..
       REAL               ZERO, HALF, ONE
-      PARAMETER          ( ZERO = 0.0E+0, HALF = 0.5E+0, ONE = 1.0E+0 )
+      PARAMETER          ( ZERO = 0.0E+0, HALF = 0.5E+0, ONE = 1.0E+0,
+     $                     TWO = 2.0E+0 )
       REAL               MULTPL
       PARAMETER          ( MULTPL = 4.0E+0 )
 *     ..
 *     .. Local Scalars ..
       REAL               AA, BB, BCMAX, BCMIS, CC, CS1, DD, EPS, P, SAB,
-     $                   SAC, SCALE, SIGMA, SN1, TAU, TEMP, Z
+     $                   SAC, SCALE, SIGMA, SN1, TAU, TEMP, Z, SAFMIN, 
+     $                   SAFMN2, SAFMX2
+      INTEGER            COUNT
 *     ..
 *     .. External Functions ..
       REAL               SLAMCH, SLAPY2
@@ -157,7 +160,11 @@
 *     ..
 *     .. Executable Statements ..
 *
+      SAFMIN = SLAMCH( 'S' )
       EPS = SLAMCH( 'P' )
+      SAFMN2 = SLAMCH( 'B' )**INT( LOG( SAFMIN / EPS ) /
+     $            LOG( SLAMCH( 'B' ) ) / TWO )
+      SAFMX2 = ONE / SAFMN2
       IF( C.EQ.ZERO ) THEN
          CS = ONE
          SN = ZERO
@@ -212,7 +219,24 @@
 *           Complex eigenvalues, or real (almost) equal eigenvalues.
 *           Make diagonal elements equal.
 *
+            COUNT = 0
             SIGMA = B + C
+   10       CONTINUE
+            COUNT = COUNT + 1
+            SCALE = MAX( ABS(TEMP), ABS(SIGMA) )
+            IF( SCALE.GE.SAFMX2 ) THEN
+               SIGMA = SIGMA * SAFMN2
+               TEMP = TEMP * SAFMN2
+               IF (COUNT .LE. 20)
+     $            GOTO 10
+            END IF
+            IF( SCALE.LE.SAFMN2 ) THEN
+               SIGMA = SIGMA * SAFMX2
+               TEMP = TEMP * SAFMX2
+               IF (COUNT .LE. 20)
+     $            GOTO 10
+            END IF
+            P = HALF*TEMP
             TAU = SLAPY2( SIGMA, TEMP )
             CS = SQRT( HALF*( ONE+ABS( SIGMA ) / TAU ) )
             SN = -( P / ( TAU*CS ) )*SIGN( ONE, SIGMA )