diff --git a/Lib/scilab/exception.i b/Lib/scilab/exception.i
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bb0b15c9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Lib/scilab/exception.i
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+%include <typemaps/exception.swg>
+
+
+%insert("runtime") {
+  %define_as(SWIG_exception(code, msg), %block(%error(code, msg); SWIG_fail; ))
+}