diff --git a/wrappers/matlab/spatial_filter.m b/wrappers/matlab/spatial_filter.m
index 0eb69859a9..b1168189ba 100644
--- a/wrappers/matlab/spatial_filter.m
+++ b/wrappers/matlab/spatial_filter.m
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         function this = spatial_filter(smooth_alpha, smooth_delta, magnitude, hole_fill)
             if (nargin == 0)
                 out = realsense.librealsense_mex('rs2::spatial_filter', 'new');
-            else if (nargin == 4)
+            elseif (nargin == 4)
                 validateattributes(smooth_alpha, {'numeric'}, {'scalar', 'real'});
                 validateattributes(smooth_delta, {'numeric'}, {'scalar', 'real'});
                 validateattributes(magnitude, {'numeric'}, {'scalar', 'real'});
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@
 
         % Functions
     end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/wrappers/matlab/temporal_filter.m b/wrappers/matlab/temporal_filter.m
index ae7eff3241..b2ac90ac8b 100644
--- a/wrappers/matlab/temporal_filter.m
+++ b/wrappers/matlab/temporal_filter.m
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         function this = temporal_filter(smooth_alpha, smooth_delta, persistence_control)
             if (nargin == 0)
                 out = realsense.librealsense_mex('rs2::temporal_filter', 'new');
-            else if (nargin == 3)
+            elseif (nargin == 3)
                 validateattributes(smooth_alpha, {'numeric'}, {'scalar', 'real'});
                 validateattributes(smooth_delta, {'numeric'}, {'scalar', 'real'});
                 validateattributes(persistence_control, {'numeric'}, {'scalar', 'real', 'integer'});
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@
 
         % Functions
     end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end