1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/H5L.c b/src/H5L.c
index f933e97..ecdf8a2 100644
--- a/src/H5L.c
+++ b/src/H5L.c
@@ -2355,7 +2355,7 @@ H5L_delete_cb(H5G_loc_t *grp_loc/*in*/, const char *name, const H5O_link_t *lnk,
      * Note that this can also occur when attempting to remove '.'
      */
     if(lnk == NULL)
-        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_SYM, H5E_CANTDELETE, FAIL, "callback link pointer is NULL")
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_SYM, H5E_CANTDELETE, FAIL, "callback link pointer is NULL (specified link may be '.' or not exist)")
 
     /* Remove the link from the group */
     if(H5G_obj_remove(grp_loc->oloc, grp_loc->path->full_path_r, name, udata->dxpl_id) < 0)