diff --git a/matlab/dynare_estimation_1.m b/matlab/dynare_estimation_1.m
index ca8812352..b23f7fef5 100644
--- a/matlab/dynare_estimation_1.m
+++ b/matlab/dynare_estimation_1.m
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ end
 
 %% compute sample moments if needed (bvar-dsge)
 if options_.dsge_var
-    if options_.missing_data
+    if dataset_.missing.state
         error('I cannot estimate a DSGE-VAR model with missing observations!')
     end
     if options_.noconstant