diff --git a/tests/test-quantize-fns.cpp b/tests/test-quantize-fns.cpp
index 037c0582bbbf8..c2a4f4db43227 100644
--- a/tests/test-quantize-fns.cpp
+++ b/tests/test-quantize-fns.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static float dot_product(const float * a1, const float * a2, size_t test_size) {
 }
 
 // Total dot product error
-static float dot_product_error(const ggml_type_traits * qfns, const ggml_type_traits_cpu * qfns_cpu, size_t test_size, const float * test_data1, const float * test_data2) {
+static float dot_product_error(const ggml_type_traits * qfns, const ggml_type_traits_cpu * qfns_cpu, size_t test_size, const float * test_data1, const float * test_data2, const int nrc) {
     GGML_UNUSED(qfns);
 
     std::vector<uint8_t> tmp_q1(2*test_size);
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static float dot_product_error(const ggml_type_traits * qfns, const ggml_type_tr
     vdot->from_float(test_data2, tmp_q2.data(), test_size);
 
     float result = INFINITY;
-    qfns_cpu->vec_dot(test_size, &result, 0, tmp_q1.data(), 0, tmp_q2.data(), 0, 1);
+    qfns_cpu->vec_dot(test_size, &result, 0, tmp_q1.data(), 0, tmp_q2.data(), 0, nrc);
 
     const float dot_ref = dot_product(test_data1, test_data2, test_size);
 
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[]) {
                 printf("%5s reference implementation error: %s (%f)\n", ggml_type_name(type), RESULT_STR[failed], reference_error);
             }
 
-            const float vec_dot_error = dot_product_error(qfns, qfns_cpu, test_size, test_data.data(), test_data2.data());
+            const float vec_dot_error = dot_product_error(qfns, qfns_cpu, test_size, test_data.data(), test_data2.data(), 1);
             const float max_allowed_error = type == GGML_TYPE_Q2_K || type == GGML_TYPE_IQ2_XS || type == GGML_TYPE_IQ2_XXS ||
                                             type == GGML_TYPE_IQ3_XXS || type == GGML_TYPE_IQ3_S || type == GGML_TYPE_IQ2_S
                                           ? MAX_DOT_PRODUCT_ERROR_LOWBIT
@@ -175,6 +175,16 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[]) {
             if (failed || verbose) {
                 printf("%5s dot product error:              %s (%f)\n", ggml_type_name(type), RESULT_STR[failed], vec_dot_error);
             }
+
+            // Test nrc=2 path for types that support it
+            if (qfns_cpu->nrows == 2) {
+                const float vec_dot_error_nrc2 = dot_product_error(qfns, qfns_cpu, test_size, test_data.data(), test_data2.data(), 2);
+                failed = !(vec_dot_error_nrc2 < max_allowed_error);
+                num_failed += failed;
+                if (failed || verbose) {
+                    printf("%5s dot product error (nrc=2):    %s (%f)\n", ggml_type_name(type), RESULT_STR[failed], vec_dot_error_nrc2);
+                }
+            }
         }
     }