diff --git a/matlab/dsge_likelihood.m b/matlab/dsge_likelihood.m
index ddcdf33f4..7b568277c 100644
--- a/matlab/dsge_likelihood.m
+++ b/matlab/dsge_likelihood.m
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ if DynareOptions.estimation_dll
         = logposterior(xparam1,DynareDataset, DynareOptions,Model, ...
                        EstimatedParameters,BayesInfo,DynareResults);
     if exit_flag
-        error("Error encountered in logposterior")
+        error('Error encountered in logposterior')
     end
     Model.params = params;
     if ~isequal(Model.H,0)