diff --git a/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_math_matrix.hh b/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_math_matrix.hh
index 0d157def9a9..f901db12297 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_math_matrix.hh
+++ b/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_math_matrix.hh
@@ -491,13 +491,10 @@ template<typename T>
 /**
  * Returns true if matrix has inverted handedness.
  *
- * \note It doesn't use determinant(mat4x4) as only the 3x3 components are needed
- * when the matrix is used as a transformation to represent location/scale/rotation.
+ * \note It doesn't use determinant(mat4x4) as only the 3x3 components are needed assuming
+ * the matrix is used as a transformation to represent 3D location/scale/rotation.
  */
-template<typename T, int Size> [[nodiscard]] bool is_negative(const MatBase<T, Size, Size> &mat)
-{
-  return determinant(mat) < T(0);
-}
+template<typename T> [[nodiscard]] bool is_negative(const MatBase<T, 3, 3> &mat);
 template<typename T> [[nodiscard]] bool is_negative(const MatBase<T, 4, 4> &mat);
 
 /**
diff --git a/source/blender/blenlib/intern/math_matrix.cc b/source/blender/blenlib/intern/math_matrix.cc
index 0f0af0eefd6..beff2e257ad 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenlib/intern/math_matrix.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenlib/intern/math_matrix.cc
@@ -139,13 +139,20 @@ template double determinant(const double2x2 &mat);
 template double determinant(const double3x3 &mat);
 template double determinant(const double4x4 &mat);
 
+template<typename T> bool is_negative(const MatBase<T, 3, 3> &mat)
+{
+  return determinant(mat) < T(0);
+}
+
 template<typename T> bool is_negative(const MatBase<T, 4, 4> &mat)
 {
   return Eigen::Map<const Eigen::Matrix<T, 3, 3>, 0, Eigen::Stride<4, 1>>(mat.base_ptr())
              .determinant() < T(0);
 }
 
+template bool is_negative(const float3x3 &mat);
 template bool is_negative(const float4x4 &mat);
+template bool is_negative(const double3x3 &mat);
 template bool is_negative(const double4x4 &mat);
 
 /** \} */