diff --git a/Examples/scilab/matrix2/matrixlib.i b/Examples/scilab/matrix2/matrixlib.i
index ac3c551af..54685b2ea 100755
--- a/Examples/scilab/matrix2/matrixlib.i
+++ b/Examples/scilab/matrix2/matrixlib.i
@@ -1,17 +1,6 @@
 %module matrixlib
-%typemap (in,noblock=1) (double *first, int nbRow, int nbCol){
-  int *piAddr = NULL;
-  sciErr = getVarAddressFromPosition(pvApiCtx, 1, &piAddr);
-  if (sciErr.iErr) {
-    printError(&sciErr, 0);
-    return 0;
-  }
-  sciErr = getMatrixOfDouble(pvApiCtx, piAddr, &$2, &$3, &$1);
-  if (sciErr.iErr) {
-    printError(&sciErr, 0);
-    return 0;
-  }
-}
+%include "matrix.i" 
+extern double sumitems(double *, int, int);
 %typemap (in) (int *numberOfRow, int *numberOfCol) {
   $1 = &iRowsOut;
   $2 = &iColsOut;
diff --git a/Lib/scilab/matrix.i b/Lib/scilab/matrix.i
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5ef5383f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Lib/scilab/matrix.i
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+%typemap(in) (double*, int, int) {
+  int *piAddr = NULL;
+  sciErr = getVarAddressFromPosition(pvApiCtx, 1, &piAddr);
+  if (sciErr.iErr) {
+    printError(&sciErr, 0);
+    return 0;
+  }
+  sciErr = getMatrixOfDouble(pvApiCtx, piAddr, &$2, &$3, &$1);
+  if (sciErr.iErr) {
+    printError(&sciErr, 0);
+    return 0;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/Lib/scilab/scitypemaps.swg b/Lib/scilab/scitypemaps.swg
index ef86530c8..5f9b6fda4 100644
--- a/Lib/scilab/scitypemaps.swg
+++ b/Lib/scilab/scitypemaps.swg
@@ -2167,3 +2167,5 @@
  * ------------------------------------------------------------ */
 
 %apply int { size_t };
+
+