1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/H5A.c b/src/H5A.c
index 257cdd4..f17dfa1 100644
--- a/src/H5A.c
+++ b/src/H5A.c
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ H5Acreate2(hid_t loc_id, const char *attr_name, hid_t type_id, hid_t space_id,
 
     /* get the file object */
     if(NULL == (obj = (void *)H5VL_get_object(loc_id)))
-        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADTYPE, FAIL, "invalid file identifier")
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADTYPE, FAIL, "invalid identifier")
     /* get the plugin pointer */
     if (NULL == (vol_plugin = (H5VL_t *)H5I_get_aux(loc_id)))
         HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADTYPE, FAIL, "ID does not contain VOL information")