diff --git a/mlir/lib/Dialect/Vector/Transforms/VectorTransforms.cpp b/mlir/lib/Dialect/Vector/Transforms/VectorTransforms.cpp
--- a/mlir/lib/Dialect/Vector/Transforms/VectorTransforms.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/Dialect/Vector/Transforms/VectorTransforms.cpp
@@ -1862,6 +1862,13 @@
       op.getRhsType().getElementType() != getElementTypeOrSelf(op.getAccType()))
     return failure();
 
+  // TODO: the code below assumes the default contraction, make sure it supports
+  // other kinds before enabling this lowering.
+  if (op.getKind() != vector::CombiningKind::ADD) {
+    return rewriter.notifyMatchFailure(
+        op, "contractions other than 'add' not supported");
+  }
+
   // TODO: implement benefits, cost models.
   MLIRContext *ctx = op.getContext();
   ContractionOpToMatmulOpLowering pat1(vectorTransformOptions, ctx);