diff --git a/matlab/dsge_likelihood.m b/matlab/dsge_likelihood.m
index 3ac354605..8d3962832 100644
--- a/matlab/dsge_likelihood.m
+++ b/matlab/dsge_likelihood.m
@@ -168,6 +168,11 @@ end
 
 % Set flag related to analytical derivatives.
 analytic_derivation = DynareOptions.analytic_derivation;
+
+if analytic_derivation && DynareOptions.loglinear
+    error('The analytic_derivation and loglinear options are not compatible')
+end
+
 if nargout==1,
     analytic_derivation=0;
 end