diff --git a/src/llvm_backend_expr.cpp b/src/llvm_backend_expr.cpp
index f6b9934ef..f20c52e88 100644
--- a/src/llvm_backend_expr.cpp
+++ b/src/llvm_backend_expr.cpp
@@ -705,31 +705,37 @@ gb_internal lbValue lb_emit_matrix_flatten(lbProcedure *p, lbValue m, Type *type
 
 	lbAddr res = lb_add_local_generated(p, type, true);
 
-	i64 row_count = mt->Matrix.row_count;
-	i64 column_count = mt->Matrix.column_count;
-	TEMPORARY_ALLOCATOR_GUARD();
+	GB_ASSERT(type_size_of(type) == type_size_of(m.type));
 
-	auto srcs = array_make<lbValue>(temporary_allocator(), 0, row_count*column_count);
-	auto dsts = array_make<lbValue>(temporary_allocator(), 0, row_count*column_count);
+	lbValue m_ptr = lb_address_from_load_or_generate_local(p, m);
+	lbValue n = lb_const_int(p->module, t_int, type_size_of(type));
+	lb_mem_copy_non_overlapping(p, res.addr, m_ptr, n);
 
-	for (i64 j = 0; j < column_count; j++) {
-		for (i64 i = 0; i < row_count; i++) {
-			lbValue src = lb_emit_matrix_ev(p, m, i, j);
-			array_add(&srcs, src);
-		}
-	}
+	// i64 row_count = mt->Matrix.row_count;
+	// i64 column_count = mt->Matrix.column_count;
+	// TEMPORARY_ALLOCATOR_GUARD();
 
-	for (i64 j = 0; j < column_count; j++) {
-		for (i64 i = 0; i < row_count; i++) {
-			lbValue dst = lb_emit_array_epi(p, res.addr, i + j*row_count);
-			array_add(&dsts, dst);
-		}
-	}
+	// auto srcs = array_make<lbValue>(temporary_allocator(), 0, row_count*column_count);
+	// auto dsts = array_make<lbValue>(temporary_allocator(), 0, row_count*column_count);
 
-	GB_ASSERT(srcs.count == dsts.count);
-	for_array(i, srcs) {
-		lb_emit_store(p, dsts[i], srcs[i]);
-	}
+	// for (i64 j = 0; j < column_count; j++) {
+	// 	for (i64 i = 0; i < row_count; i++) {
+	// 		lbValue src = lb_emit_matrix_ev(p, m, i, j);
+	// 		array_add(&srcs, src);
+	// 	}
+	// }
+
+	// for (i64 j = 0; j < column_count; j++) {
+	// 	for (i64 i = 0; i < row_count; i++) {
+	// 		lbValue dst = lb_emit_array_epi(p, res.addr, i + j*row_count);
+	// 		array_add(&dsts, dst);
+	// 	}
+	// }
+
+	// GB_ASSERT(srcs.count == dsts.count);
+	// for_array(i, srcs) {
+	// 	lb_emit_store(p, dsts[i], srcs[i]);
+	// }
 	return lb_addr_load(p, res);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/types.cpp b/src/types.cpp
index 63182f5c4..a9a7d6dda 100644
--- a/src/types.cpp
+++ b/src/types.cpp
@@ -1474,6 +1474,7 @@ gb_internal i64 matrix_align_of(Type *t, struct TypePath *tp) {
 	
 	Type *elem = t->Matrix.elem;
 	i64 row_count = gb_max(t->Matrix.row_count, 1);
+	i64 column_count = gb_max(t->Matrix.column_count, 1);
 
 	bool pop = type_path_push(tp, elem);
 	if (tp->failure) {
@@ -1491,7 +1492,7 @@ gb_internal i64 matrix_align_of(Type *t, struct TypePath *tp) {
 	// could be maximally aligned but as a compromise, having no padding will be
 	// beneficial to third libraries that assume no padding
 	
-	i64 total_expected_size = row_count*t->Matrix.column_count*elem_size;
+	i64 total_expected_size = row_count*column_count*elem_size;
 	// i64 min_alignment = prev_pow2(elem_align * row_count);
 	i64 min_alignment = prev_pow2(total_expected_size);
 	while (total_expected_size != 0 && (total_expected_size % min_alignment) != 0) {
@@ -1523,12 +1524,15 @@ gb_internal i64 matrix_type_stride_in_bytes(Type *t, struct TypePath *tp) {
 	i64 stride_in_bytes = 0;
 	
 	// NOTE(bill, 2021-10-25): The alignment strategy here is to have zero padding
-	// It would be better for performance to pad each column so that each column
+	// It would be better for performance to pad each column/row so that each column/row
 	// could be maximally aligned but as a compromise, having no padding will be
 	// beneficial to third libraries that assume no padding
-	i64 row_count = t->Matrix.row_count;
-	stride_in_bytes = elem_size*row_count;
-	
+
+	if (t->Matrix.is_row_major) {
+		stride_in_bytes = elem_size*t->Matrix.column_count;
+	} else {
+		stride_in_bytes = elem_size*t->Matrix.row_count;
+	}
 	t->Matrix.stride_in_bytes = stride_in_bytes;
 	return stride_in_bytes;
 }
@@ -4217,7 +4221,11 @@ gb_internal i64 type_size_of_internal(Type *t, TypePath *path) {
 	
 	case Type_Matrix: {
 		i64 stride_in_bytes = matrix_type_stride_in_bytes(t, path);
-		return stride_in_bytes * t->Matrix.column_count;
+		if (t->Matrix.is_row_major) {
+			return stride_in_bytes * t->Matrix.row_count;
+		} else {
+			return stride_in_bytes * t->Matrix.column_count;
+		}
 	}
 
 	case Type_BitField: