diff --git a/Project.toml b/Project.toml
index 4c962f075..ba4884cf9 100644
--- a/Project.toml
+++ b/Project.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name = "SciMLBase"
 uuid = "0bca4576-84f4-4d90-8ffe-ffa030f20462"
 authors = ["Chris Rackauckas <accounts@chrisrackauckas.com> and contributors"]
-version = "1.22.0"
+version = "1.22.1"
 
 [deps]
 ArrayInterface = "4fba245c-0d91-5ea0-9b3e-6abc04ee57a9"
diff --git a/src/problems/basic_problems.jl b/src/problems/basic_problems.jl
index 8974c74bf..36f82b2e3 100644
--- a/src/problems/basic_problems.jl
+++ b/src/problems/basic_problems.jl
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ end
 function LinearProblem(A,b,args...;kwargs...)
     if A isa AbstractArray
         LinearProblem{true}(DiffEqArrayOperator(A),b,args...;kwargs...)
+    elseif A isa Number
+        LinearProblem{true}(DiffEqScalar(A),b,args...;kwargs...)
     else
         LinearProblem{isinplace(A, 4)}(A,b,args...;kwargs...)
     end