diff --git a/mllib/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/mllib/linalg/Vectors.scala b/mllib/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/mllib/linalg/Vectors.scala
index b883c040dc8c7..84d223908c1f6 100644
--- a/mllib/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/mllib/linalg/Vectors.scala
+++ b/mllib/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/mllib/linalg/Vectors.scala
@@ -138,8 +138,7 @@ object Vectors {
       case v: BSV[Double] =>
         if (v.index.length == v.used) {
           new SparseVector(v.length, v.index, v.data)
-        }
-        else {
+        } else {
           new SparseVector(v.length, v.index.slice(0, v.used), v.data.slice(0, v.used))
         }
       case v: BV[_] =>
diff --git a/mllib/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/mllib/linalg/BreezeVectorConversionSuite.scala b/mllib/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/mllib/linalg/BreezeVectorConversionSuite.scala
index aacaa300849aa..2056160b7c8e3 100644
--- a/mllib/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/mllib/linalg/BreezeVectorConversionSuite.scala
+++ b/mllib/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/mllib/linalg/BreezeVectorConversionSuite.scala
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package org.apache.spark.mllib.linalg
 
 import org.scalatest.FunSuite
 
-import breeze.linalg.{DenseVector => BDV, SparseVector => BSV}
+import breeze.linalg.{DenseVector => BDV, SparseVector => BSV, VectorBuilder => BVB}
 
 /**
  * Test Breeze vector conversions.
@@ -55,4 +55,16 @@ class BreezeVectorConversionSuite extends FunSuite {
     assert(vec.indices.eq(indices), "should not copy data")
     assert(vec.values.eq(values), "should not copy data")
   }
+
+  test("sparse breeze by vector builder to vector") {
+    val builder = new BVB[Double](n)
+    for (i <- 0 until indices.length) {
+      builder.add(indices(i), values(i))
+    }
+    val breeze = builder.toSparseVector
+    val vec = Vectors.fromBreeze(breeze).asInstanceOf[SparseVector]
+    assert(vec.size === n)
+    assert(vec.indices === indices)
+    assert(vec.values === values)
+  }
 }