diff --git a/spm.c b/spm.c
index 4236d87f3e47b93b71855fd58819807be3875abd..1a662a70322cf83b7dc9efc301ee2544925364bf 100644
--- a/spm.c
+++ b/spm.c
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ spmUpdateComputedFields( pastix_spm_t *spm )
  *
  *******************************************************************************/
 pastix_spm_t *
-spmNew( pastix_symmetry_t  mtxtype,
+spmNew( pastix_mtxtype_t   mtxtype,
         pastix_coeftype_t  flttype,
         pastix_fmttype_t   fmttype,
         pastix_int_t       n,
diff --git a/spm.h b/spm.h
index 88fcc674ebd0e19dcfd44a4fb614ef0389f0447a..d763b9214679aa006c720c5e2070f2b0c331f6e7 100644
--- a/spm.h
+++ b/spm.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
  *
  */
 typedef struct pastix_spm_s {
-    pastix_symmetry_t mtxtype; /**< Matrix structure: PastixGeneral, PastixSymmetric
+    pastix_mtxtype_t  mtxtype; /**< Matrix structure: PastixGeneral, PastixSymmetric
                                     or PastixHermitian.                                            */
     pastix_coeftype_t flttype; /**< avals datatype: PastixPattern, PastixFloat, PastixDouble,
                                     PastixComplex32 or PastixComplex64                             */
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ typedef struct pastix_spm_s {
  * @name SPM basic subroutines
  * @{
  */
-pastix_spm_t *spmNew(  pastix_symmetry_t  mtxtype,
+pastix_spm_t *spmNew(  pastix_mtxtype_t   mtxtype,
                        pastix_coeftype_t  flttype,
                        pastix_fmttype_t   fmttype,
                        pastix_int_t       n,