diff --git a/base/modules/psb_c_base_mat_mod.f90 b/base/modules/psb_c_base_mat_mod.f90
index d02e6096..e55340c6 100644
--- a/base/modules/psb_c_base_mat_mod.f90
+++ b/base/modules/psb_c_base_mat_mod.f90
@@ -1821,7 +1821,7 @@ contains
     call move_alloc(a%ja,a%ia)
     call move_alloc(itemp,a%ja)
     
-    call a%fix(info)
+    call a%set_sorted(.false.)
     
     return
     
@@ -1841,7 +1841,6 @@ contains
   end subroutine c_coo_transc_1mat
 
 
-
 end module psb_c_base_mat_mod
 
 
diff --git a/base/modules/psb_d_base_mat_mod.f90 b/base/modules/psb_d_base_mat_mod.f90
index 7382eb44..e424d112 100644
--- a/base/modules/psb_d_base_mat_mod.f90
+++ b/base/modules/psb_d_base_mat_mod.f90
@@ -1821,7 +1821,7 @@ contains
     call move_alloc(a%ja,a%ia)
     call move_alloc(itemp,a%ja)
     
-    call a%fix(info)
+    call a%set_sorted(.false.)
     
     return
     
@@ -1841,7 +1841,6 @@ contains
   end subroutine d_coo_transc_1mat
 
 
-
 end module psb_d_base_mat_mod
 
 
diff --git a/base/modules/psb_s_base_mat_mod.f90 b/base/modules/psb_s_base_mat_mod.f90
index dd173201..a2bd2ccb 100644
--- a/base/modules/psb_s_base_mat_mod.f90
+++ b/base/modules/psb_s_base_mat_mod.f90
@@ -1821,7 +1821,7 @@ contains
     call move_alloc(a%ja,a%ia)
     call move_alloc(itemp,a%ja)
     
-    call a%fix(info)
+    call a%set_sorted(.false.)
     
     return
     
@@ -1841,7 +1841,6 @@ contains
   end subroutine s_coo_transc_1mat
 
 
-
 end module psb_s_base_mat_mod
 
 
diff --git a/base/modules/psb_z_base_mat_mod.f90 b/base/modules/psb_z_base_mat_mod.f90
index 779f45bd..66108a4b 100644
--- a/base/modules/psb_z_base_mat_mod.f90
+++ b/base/modules/psb_z_base_mat_mod.f90
@@ -1821,7 +1821,7 @@ contains
     call move_alloc(a%ja,a%ia)
     call move_alloc(itemp,a%ja)
     
-    call a%fix(info)
+    call a%set_sorted(.false.)
     
     return
     
@@ -1841,7 +1841,6 @@ contains
   end subroutine z_coo_transc_1mat
 
 
-
 end module psb_z_base_mat_mod