diff --git a/src/pystencils/backends/cbackend.py b/src/pystencils/backends/cbackend.py
index f2a35e4390079f99668f1f8046fd3a1aae47346a..cd245e6214065acd8a36dd1f36deb4e2a6636893 100644
--- a/src/pystencils/backends/cbackend.py
+++ b/src/pystencils/backends/cbackend.py
@@ -614,7 +614,12 @@ class VectorizedCustomSympyPrinter(CustomSympyPrinter):
             return None
 
     def _print_Abs(self, expr):
+        vector_type = False
         if isinstance(expr.args[0], VectorMemoryAccess):
+            vector_type = True
+        if isinstance(expr.args[0], CastFunc) and isinstance(expr.args[0].args[1], VectorType):
+            vector_type = True
+        if vector_type:
             return self.instruction_set['abs'].format(self._print(expr.args[0]), **self._kwargs)
         return super()._print_Abs(expr)