diff --git a/include/cglm/struct/mat2.h b/include/cglm/struct/mat2.h
index 3c24bc6..0c481fc 100644
--- a/include/cglm/struct/mat2.h
+++ b/include/cglm/struct/mat2.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
    CGLM_INLINE void  glms_mat2_swap_col(mat2 mat, int col1, int col2)
    CGLM_INLINE void  glms_mat2_swap_row(mat2 mat, int row1, int row2)
    CGLM_INLINE float glms_mat2_rmc(vec2 r, mat2 m, vec2 c)
+   CGLM_INLINE float glms_mat42_make(float * __restrict src);
  */
 
 #ifndef cglms_mat2_h
@@ -262,13 +263,14 @@ glms_mat2_(rmc)(vec2s r, mat2s m, vec2s c) {
  * @brief Create mat2 matrix from pointer
  *
  * @param[in]  src  pointer to an array of floats
- * @param[out] dest matrix
+ * @return constructed matrix from raw pointer
  */
 CGLM_INLINE
 mat2s
-glms_mat2_(make)(float * __restrict src, mat2s dest) {
-  glm_mat2_make(src, dest.raw);
-  return dest;
+glms_mat2_(make)(float * __restrict src) {
+  mat2s r;
+  glm_mat2_make(src, r.raw);
+  return r;
 }
 
 #endif /* cglms_mat2_h */
diff --git a/include/cglm/struct/mat3.h b/include/cglm/struct/mat3.h
index 3401fd4..a1b2922 100644
--- a/include/cglm/struct/mat3.h
+++ b/include/cglm/struct/mat3.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
    CGLM_INLINE mat3s  glms_mat3_swap_col(mat3s mat, int col1, int col2);
    CGLM_INLINE mat3s  glms_mat3_swap_row(mat3s mat, int row1, int row2);
    CGLM_INLINE float  glms_mat3_rmc(vec3s r, mat3s m, vec3s c);
+   CGLM_INLINE float  glms_mat3_make(float * __restrict src);
  */
 
 #ifndef cglms_mat3s_h
@@ -289,13 +290,14 @@ glms_mat3_(rmc)(vec3s r, mat3s m, vec3s c) {
  * @brief Create mat3 matrix from pointer
  *
  * @param[in]  src  pointer to an array of floats
- * @param[out] dest matrix
+ * @return constructed matrix from raw pointer
  */
 CGLM_INLINE
 mat3s
-glms_mat3_(make)(float * __restrict src, mat3s dest) {
-  glm_mat3_make(src, dest.raw);
-  return dest;
+glms_mat3_(make)(float * __restrict src) {
+  mat3s r;
+  glm_mat3_make(src, r.raw);
+  return r;
 }
 
 #endif /* cglms_mat3s_h */
diff --git a/include/cglm/struct/mat4.h b/include/cglm/struct/mat4.h
index 222ab5d..4c3250f 100644
--- a/include/cglm/struct/mat4.h
+++ b/include/cglm/struct/mat4.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
    CGLM_INLINE mat4s   glms_mat4_swap_col(mat4s mat, int col1, int col2);
    CGLM_INLINE mat4s   glms_mat4_swap_row(mat4s mat, int row1, int row2);
    CGLM_INLINE float   glms_mat4_rmc(vec4s r, mat4s m, vec4s c);
+   CGLM_INLINE float   glms_mat4_make(float * __restrict src);
  */
 
 #ifndef cglms_mat4s_h
@@ -463,13 +464,14 @@ glms_mat4_(rmc)(vec4s r, mat4s m, vec4s c) {
  * @brief Create mat4 matrix from pointer
  *
  * @param[in]  src  pointer to an array of floats
- * @param[out] dest matrix
+ * @return constructed matrix from raw pointer
  */
 CGLM_INLINE
 mat4s
-glms_mat4_(make)(float * __restrict src, mat4s dest) {
-  glm_mat4_make(src, dest.raw);
-  return dest;
+glms_mat4_(make)(float * __restrict src) {
+  mat4s r;
+  glm_mat4_make(src, r.raw);
+  return r;
 }
 
 #endif /* cglms_mat4s_h */