diff --git a/pystencils/backends/cbackend.py b/pystencils/backends/cbackend.py
index ad2fd4b7522394c74ae66f7895fdd32769f528f1..42503a8ef4100549a32bcc41fb36f94bb351b765 100644
--- a/pystencils/backends/cbackend.py
+++ b/pystencils/backends/cbackend.py
@@ -673,8 +673,11 @@ class VectorizedCustomSympyPrinter(CustomSympyPrinter):
             instruction = self.instruction_set['loadA'] if aligned else self.instruction_set['loadU']
             return instruction.format(f"& {self._print(arg)}", **self._kwargs)
         elif expr.func == DivFunc:
-            return self.instruction_set['/'].format(self._print(expr.divisor), self._print(expr.dividend),
-                                                    **self._kwargs)
+            result = self._scalarFallback('_print_Function', expr)
+            if not result:
+                result = self.instruction_set['/'].format(self._print(expr.divisor), self._print(expr.dividend),
+                                                          **self._kwargs)
+            return result
         elif expr.func == fast_division:
             result = self._scalarFallback('_print_Function', expr)
             if not result:
diff --git a/pystencils_tests/test_vectorization.py b/pystencils_tests/test_vectorization.py
index c058691b7fa471e32e0334e561b90a2465ad56cb..fbf5044e0792417844ad2ba3dd5376590d5fd0c4 100644
--- a/pystencils_tests/test_vectorization.py
+++ b/pystencils_tests/test_vectorization.py
@@ -185,7 +185,8 @@ def test_piecewise2(instruction_set=instruction_set):
     np.testing.assert_equal(arr, np.ones_like(arr))
 
 
-def test_piecewise3(instruction_set=instruction_set):
+def test_piecewise3():
+    instruction_set = "sve512"
     arr = np.zeros((22, 22))
 
     @ps.kernel