diff --git a/lib/cartopy/mpl/geoaxes.py b/lib/cartopy/mpl/geoaxes.py
index 1820344954..4a962c106e 100644
--- a/lib/cartopy/mpl/geoaxes.py
+++ b/lib/cartopy/mpl/geoaxes.py
@@ -1428,7 +1428,7 @@ def quiver(self, x, y, u, v, *args, **kwargs):
         elif t != self.projection:
             # Transform the vectors if the projection is not the same as the
             # data transform.
-            if x.ndim == 1 and y.ndim == 1:
+            if (x.ndim == 1 and y.ndim == 1) and (u.ndim != 1 and v.ndim != 1):
                 x, y = np.meshgrid(x, y)
             u, v = self.projection.transform_vectors(t, x, y, u, v)
         return matplotlib.axes.Axes.quiver(self, x, y, u, v, *args, **kwargs)