diff --git a/matlab/display_static_residuals.m b/matlab/display_static_residuals.m
index acdc9bd7c..0f14d533e 100644
--- a/matlab/display_static_residuals.m
+++ b/matlab/display_static_residuals.m
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function z = display_static_residuals(M_, options_, oo_,options_resid_)
 % You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 % along with Dynare.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-non_zero = (isfield(options_resid_, 'non_zero') && options_resid_.non_zero);
+non_zero = (nargin > 3 && isfield(options_resid_, 'non_zero') && options_resid_.non_zero);
 
 tags  = M_.equations_tags;
 istag = 0;
diff --git a/matlab/steady.m b/matlab/steady.m
index 0c83bf8a0..bbbf070e8 100644
--- a/matlab/steady.m
+++ b/matlab/steady.m
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ if info(1) == 0
 else
     if ~options_.noprint
         if ~isempty(oo_.steady_state)
-            display_static_residuals;
+            display_static_residuals(M_, options_, oo_);
         else
             skipline()
             disp('Residuals of the static equations cannot be computed because the steady state routine returned an empty vector.')