diff --git a/src/block_gmres.jl b/src/block_gmres.jl
index 28851cc08..bc323494a 100644
--- a/src/block_gmres.jl
+++ b/src/block_gmres.jl
@@ -196,7 +196,11 @@ kwargs_block_gmres = (:M, :N, :ldiv, :restart, :reorthogonalization, :atol, :rto
 
       # Initial Γ and V₁
       copyto!(V[1], R₀)
-      householder!(V[1], Z[1], τ[1])
+      if C isa Matrix
+        householder!(V[1], Z[1], τ[1])
+      else
+        householder!(V[1], Z[1], τ[1], solver.tmp)
+      end
 
       npass = npass + 1
       inner_iter = 0
@@ -236,7 +240,11 @@ kwargs_block_gmres = (:M, :N, :ldiv, :restart, :reorthogonalization, :atol, :rto
         end
 
         # Vₖ₊₁ and Ψₖ₊₁.ₖ are stored in Q and C.
-        householder!(Q, C, τ[inner_iter])
+        if C isa Matrix
+          householder!(Q, C, τ[inner_iter])
+        else
+          householder!(Q, C, τ[inner_iter], solver.tmp)
+        end
 
         # Update the QR factorization of Hₖ₊₁.ₖ.
         # Apply previous Householder reflections Ωᵢ.
@@ -251,7 +259,11 @@ kwargs_block_gmres = (:M, :N, :ldiv, :restart, :reorthogonalization, :atol, :rto
         # Compute and apply current Householder reflection Ωₖ.
         H[inner_iter][1:p,:] .= R[nr+inner_iter]
         H[inner_iter][p+1:2p,:] .= C
-        householder!(H[inner_iter], R[nr+inner_iter], τ[inner_iter], compact=true)
+        if C isa Matrix
+          householder!(H[inner_iter], R[nr+inner_iter], τ[inner_iter], compact=true)
+        else
+          householder!(H[inner_iter], R[nr+inner_iter], τ[inner_iter], solver.tmp, compact=true)
+        end
 
         # Update Zₖ = (Qₖ)ᴴΓE₁ = (Λ₁, ..., Λₖ, Λbarₖ₊₁)
         D1 .= Z[inner_iter]
diff --git a/src/block_krylov_solvers.jl b/src/block_krylov_solvers.jl
index 67cdace91..a1e8db13a 100644
--- a/src/block_krylov_solvers.jl
+++ b/src/block_krylov_solvers.jl
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ mutable struct BlockGmresSolver{T,FC,SV,SM} <: BlockKrylovSolver{T,FC,SV,SM}
   R          :: Vector{SM}
   H          :: Vector{SM}
   τ          :: Vector{SV}
+  tmp        :: SM
   warm_start :: Bool
   stats      :: SimpleStats{T}
 end
@@ -55,8 +56,9 @@ function BlockGmresSolver(m, n, p, memory, SV, SM)
   R  = SM[SM(undef, p, p) for i = 1 : div(memory * (memory+1), 2)]
   H  = SM[SM(undef, 2p, p) for i = 1 : memory]
   τ  = SV[SV(undef, p) for i = 1 : memory]
+  tmp = C isa Matrix ? SM(undef, 0, 0) : SM(undef, p, p)
   stats = SimpleStats(0, false, false, T[], T[], T[], 0.0, "unknown")
-  solver = BlockGmresSolver{T,FC,SV,SM}(m, n, p, ΔX, X, W, P, Q, C, D, V, Z, R, H, τ, false, stats)
+  solver = BlockGmresSolver{T,FC,SV,SM}(m, n, p, ΔX, X, W, P, Q, C, D, V, Z, R, H, τ, tmp, false, stats)
   return solver
 end
 
diff --git a/src/block_krylov_utils.jl b/src/block_krylov_utils.jl
index 0429a82bc..dae7be166 100644
--- a/src/block_krylov_utils.jl
+++ b/src/block_krylov_utils.jl
@@ -192,6 +192,16 @@ function householder(A::AbstractMatrix{FC}; compact::Bool=false) where FC <: Flo
   householder!(Q, R, τ; compact)
 end
 
+function householder!(Q::AbstractMatrix{FC}, R::AbstractMatrix{FC}, τ::AbstractVector{FC}, tmp::AbstractMatrix{FC}; compact::Bool=false) where FC <: FloatOrComplex
+  n, k = size(Q)
+  kfill!(R, zero(FC))
+  kgeqrf!(Q, τ)
+  copyto!(tmp, view(Q, 1:k, 1:k))
+  copy_triangle(tmp, R, k)
+  !compact && korgqr!(Q, τ)
+  return Q, R
+end
+
 function householder!(Q::AbstractMatrix{FC}, R::AbstractMatrix{FC}, τ::AbstractVector{FC}; compact::Bool=false) where FC <: FloatOrComplex
   n, k = size(Q)
   kfill!(R, zero(FC))