1 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/src/H5.c b/src/H5.c
index c1ae745..bdb9fb7 100644
--- a/src/H5.c
+++ b/src/H5.c
@@ -111,24 +111,26 @@ H5_init_library(void)
      * Initialize interfaces that might not be able to initialize themselves
      * soon enough.  The file & dataset interfaces must be initialized because
      * calling H5Pcreate() might require the file/dataset property classes to be
-     * initialized.
+     * initialized.  The property interface must be initialized before the file 
+     * & dataset interfaces though, in order to provide them with the proper
+     * property classes.
      */
+    if (H5P_init()<0) {
+        HRETURN_ERROR(H5E_FUNC, H5E_CANTINIT, FAIL,
+                  "unable to initialize property list interface");
+    }
     if (H5F_init()<0) {
         HRETURN_ERROR(H5E_FUNC, H5E_CANTINIT, FAIL,
                   "unable to initialize file interface");
     }
     if (H5T_init()<0) {
         HRETURN_ERROR(H5E_FUNC, H5E_CANTINIT, FAIL,
-              "unable to initialize type interface");
+                  "unable to initialize datatype interface");
     }
     if (H5D_init()<0) {
         HRETURN_ERROR(H5E_FUNC, H5E_CANTINIT, FAIL,
                   "unable to initialize dataset interface");
     }
-    if (H5P_init()<0) {
-        HRETURN_ERROR(H5E_FUNC, H5E_CANTINIT, FAIL,
-                  "unable to initialize property list interface");
-    }
 
     /* Debugging? */
     H5_debug_mask("-all");