1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/H5A.c b/src/H5A.c
index 275c350..2397b2a 100644
--- a/src/H5A.c
+++ b/src/H5A.c
@@ -963,8 +963,9 @@ H5Aget_type(hid_t attr_id)
     }
     /* Mark any VL datatypes as being in memory now */
     if(H5T_get_class(dst)==H5T_VLEN) {
-	    if (H5T_vlen_set_loc(dst, NULL, H5T_VLEN_MEMORY)<0) {
-            HRETURN_ERROR(H5E_DATATYPE, H5E_CANTINIT, NULL, "invalid VL location");
+	if (H5T_vlen_set_loc(dst, NULL, H5T_VLEN_MEMORY)<0) {
+            HRETURN_ERROR(H5E_DATATYPE, H5E_CANTINIT, FAIL,
+			  "invalid VL location");
         }
     }
     if (H5T_lock(dst, FALSE)<0) {