diff --git a/src/read/load_m_file_data.m b/src/read/load_m_file_data.m
index 3a392f2ac7246a802c6428935039b25bd577fe76..2e283d9af4639600ebf11a65cb92d6b61bc904b6 100644
--- a/src/read/load_m_file_data.m
+++ b/src/read/load_m_file_data.m
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ else
 end
 
 clear file basename;
+if isoctave
+    clear argn;
+end
 
 save tmp__dataSet__.mat;