diff --git a/matlab/optimization/dynare_minimize_objective.m b/matlab/optimization/dynare_minimize_objective.m
index 6a0ef6e85..5ad84e1ee 100644
--- a/matlab/optimization/dynare_minimize_objective.m
+++ b/matlab/optimization/dynare_minimize_objective.m
@@ -353,9 +353,9 @@ switch minimizer_algorithm
         [opt_par_values,fval,exitflag] = fminsearch(objective_function,start_par_value,optim_options,varargin{:});
     else
         % Under Octave, use a wrapper, since fminsearch() does not have a
-        % 4th arg, and only has two output args
+        % 4th arg.
         func = @(x) objective_function(x,varargin{:});
-        [opt_par_values,fval] = fminsearch(func,start_par_value,optim_options);
+        [opt_par_values,fval,exitflag] = fminsearch(func,start_par_value,optim_options);
     end
   case 8
     % Dynare implementation of the simplex algorithm.