diff --git a/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix2d.java b/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix2d.java
index 34dd137e..b5ec150d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix2d.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix2d.java
@@ -277,7 +277,9 @@ Matrix2d _m11(double m11) {
      * @return this
      */
     public Matrix2d set(Matrix2dc m) {
-        if (m instanceof Matrix2d) {
+        if (m == this)
+            return this;
+        else if (m instanceof Matrix2d) {
             MemUtil.INSTANCE.copy((Matrix2d) m, this);
         } else {
             setMatrix2dc(m);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix2f.java b/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix2f.java
index d300cec4..b5749aa5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix2f.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix2f.java
@@ -250,7 +250,9 @@ Matrix2f _m11(float m11) {
      * @return this
      */
     public Matrix2f set(Matrix2fc m) {
-        if (m instanceof Matrix2f) {
+        if (m == this)
+            return this;
+        else if (m instanceof Matrix2f) {
             MemUtil.INSTANCE.copy((Matrix2f) m, this);
         } else {
             setMatrix2fc(m);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix3d.java b/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix3d.java
index 9372b4b8..7a753ce0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix3d.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix3d.java
@@ -428,6 +428,8 @@ Matrix3d _m22(double m22) {
      * @return this
      */
     public Matrix3d set(Matrix3dc m) {
+        if (m == this)
+            return this;
         m00 = m.m00();
         m01 = m.m01();
         m02 = m.m02();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix3f.java b/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix3f.java
index d8923eb9..32319d5d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix3f.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix3f.java
@@ -397,6 +397,8 @@ Matrix3f _m22(float m22) {
      * @return this
      */
     public Matrix3f set(Matrix3fc m) {
+        if (m == this)
+            return this;
         return 
         _m00(m.m00()).
         _m01(m.m01()).
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix3x2d.java b/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix3x2d.java
index 90a7f947..3a5b1cf9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix3x2d.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix3x2d.java
@@ -242,7 +242,9 @@ Matrix3x2d _m21(double m21) {
      * @return this
      */
     public Matrix3x2d set(Matrix3x2dc m) {
-        if (m instanceof Matrix3x2d) {
+        if (m == this)
+            return this;
+        else if (m instanceof Matrix3x2d) {
             MemUtil.INSTANCE.copy((Matrix3x2d) m, this);
         } else {
             setMatrix3x2dc(m);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix3x2f.java b/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix3x2f.java
index 0e0f8059..2d3c6719 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix3x2f.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix3x2f.java
@@ -227,7 +227,9 @@ Matrix3x2f _m21(float m21) {
      * @return this
      */
     public Matrix3x2f set(Matrix3x2fc m) {
-        if (m instanceof Matrix3x2f) {
+        if (m == this)
+            return this;
+        else if (m instanceof Matrix3x2f) {
             MemUtil.INSTANCE.copy((Matrix3x2f) m, this);
         } else {
             setMatrix3x2fc(m);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix4d.java b/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix4d.java
index d7d4b488..8fc1a282 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix4d.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix4d.java
@@ -788,6 +788,8 @@ private void _identity() {
      * @return this
      */
     public Matrix4d set(Matrix4dc m) {
+        if (m == this)
+            return this;
         return
         _m00(m.m00()).
         _m01(m.m01()).
@@ -8984,8 +8986,7 @@ else if ((properties & PROPERTY_ORTHONORMAL) != 0)
         return normalGeneric(dest);
     }
     private Matrix4d normalOrthonormal(Matrix4d dest) {
-        if (dest != this)
-            dest.set(this);
+        dest.set(this);
         return dest._properties(PROPERTY_AFFINE | PROPERTY_ORTHONORMAL);
     }
     private Matrix4d normalGeneric(Matrix4d dest) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix4f.java b/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix4f.java
index 6e43d0b7..2068637e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix4f.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix4f.java
@@ -777,6 +777,8 @@ public Matrix4f identity() {
      * @return this
      */
     public Matrix4f set(Matrix4fc m) {
+        if (m == this)
+            return this;
 //#ifdef __HAS_JVMCI__
         if (JvmciCode.canUseJvmci && m instanceof Matrix4f) {
             JvmciCode.__Matrix4f_set((Matrix4f) m, this);
@@ -12766,8 +12768,7 @@ else if ((properties & PROPERTY_ORTHONORMAL) != 0)
         return normalGeneric(dest);
     }
     private Matrix4f normalOrthonormal(Matrix4f dest) {
-        if (dest != this)
-            dest.set(this);
+        dest.set(this);
         return dest._properties(PROPERTY_AFFINE | PROPERTY_ORTHONORMAL);
     }
     private Matrix4f normalGeneric(Matrix4f dest) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix4x3d.java b/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix4x3d.java
index ba53d0f7..3c690108 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix4x3d.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix4x3d.java
@@ -609,6 +609,8 @@ public Matrix4x3d identity() {
      * @return this
      */
     public Matrix4x3d set(Matrix4x3dc m) {
+        if (m == this)
+            return this;
         m00 = m.m00();
         m01 = m.m01();
         m02 = m.m02();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix4x3f.java b/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix4x3f.java
index 6af56b44..4d77db92 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix4x3f.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/joml/Matrix4x3f.java
@@ -596,6 +596,8 @@ public Matrix4x3f identity() {
      * @return this
      */
     public Matrix4x3f set(Matrix4x3fc m) {
+        if (m == this)
+            return this;
         m00 = m.m00();
         m01 = m.m01();
         m02 = m.m02();
@@ -7741,8 +7743,7 @@ else if ((properties & PROPERTY_ORTHONORMAL) != 0)
         return normalGeneric(dest);
     }
     private Matrix4x3f normalOrthonormal(Matrix4x3f dest) {
-        if (dest != this)
-            dest.set(this);
+        dest.set(this);
         return dest._properties(PROPERTY_ORTHONORMAL);
     }
     private Matrix4x3f normalGeneric(Matrix4x3f dest) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/joml/Vector3d.java b/src/main/java/org/joml/Vector3d.java
index 1480171e..7f1a5a97 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/joml/Vector3d.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/joml/Vector3d.java
@@ -350,6 +350,8 @@ public Vector3d set(Vector4ic v) {
      * @return this
      */
     public Vector3d set(Vector3dc v) {
+        if (v == this)
+            return this;
         this.x = v.x();
         this.y = v.y();
         this.z = v.z();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/joml/Vector3f.java b/src/main/java/org/joml/Vector3f.java
index 4bd52db1..fd610b2e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/joml/Vector3f.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/joml/Vector3f.java
@@ -326,6 +326,8 @@ public Vector3f set(Vector4ic v) {
      * @return this
      */
     public Vector3f set(Vector3fc v) {
+        if (v == this)
+            return this;
         this.x = v.x();
         this.y = v.y();
         this.z = v.z();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/joml/Vector4d.java b/src/main/java/org/joml/Vector4d.java
index 1730d234..50833e13 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/joml/Vector4d.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/joml/Vector4d.java
@@ -383,6 +383,8 @@ public double w() {
      * @return this
      */
     public Vector4d set(Vector4dc v) {
+        if (v == this)
+            return this;
         this.x = v.x();
         this.y = v.y();
         this.z = v.z();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/joml/Vector4f.java b/src/main/java/org/joml/Vector4f.java
index 943f434b..3ba6c361 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/joml/Vector4f.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/joml/Vector4f.java
@@ -342,6 +342,8 @@ public float w() {
      * @return this
      */
     public Vector4f set(Vector4fc v) {
+        if (v == this)
+            return this;
         this.x = v.x();
         this.y = v.y();
         this.z = v.z();