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diff --git a/c++/src/H5CommonFG.cpp b/c++/src/H5CommonFG.cpp
index 364f639..71658df 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5CommonFG.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5CommonFG.cpp
@@ -546,11 +546,11 @@ H5std_string CommonFG::getComment (const H5std_string& name) const
// temporary C-string for the object's comment
char* comment_C = new char[bufsize+1];
- herr_t ret_value = H5Oget_comment_by_name(loc_id, name.c_str(), comment_C, bufsize, H5P_DEFAULT);
+ ssize_t ret_value = H5Oget_comment_by_name(loc_id, name.c_str(), comment_C, bufsize, H5P_DEFAULT);
// if the actual length of the comment is longer than the anticipated
// value, then call H5Oget_comment_by_name again with the correct value
- if (ret_value > bufsize)
+ if ((size_t)ret_value > bufsize)
{
bufsize = ret_value;
delete []comment_C;