diff --git a/src/Geometry/coordinates.jl b/src/Geometry/coordinates.jl
index 768caa96b3..338e71d13b 100644
--- a/src/Geometry/coordinates.jl
+++ b/src/Geometry/coordinates.jl
@@ -186,6 +186,9 @@ Base.:(*)(x::Number, p::AbstractPoint) = p * x
 Base.:(/)(p::T, x::Number) where {T <: AbstractPoint} =
     unionalltype(T)((components(p) / x)...)
 
+Base.LinRange(start::T, stop::T, length::Integer) where {T <: Abstract1DPoint} =
+    Base.LinRange{T}(start, stop, length)
+
 # we add our own method to this so that `BigFloat` coordinate ranges are computed accurately.
 function Base.lerpi(
     j::Integer,
diff --git a/test/DataLayouts/data1d.jl b/test/DataLayouts/data1d.jl
index 64509b5ebd..ba66c3a5cb 100644
--- a/test/DataLayouts/data1d.jl
+++ b/test/DataLayouts/data1d.jl
@@ -113,8 +113,7 @@ end
             # property access
             @test_opt getproperty(data1, :a)
             # test map as proxy for broadcast
-            @test_opt map(f, data1, data2)
-            @test_opt mapreduce(f, +, data1, data2)
+            @test_opt broadcast(f, dl1, dl2)
         end
     end
 end