1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/H5AC.c b/src/H5AC.c
index 49625b9..454078f 100644
--- a/src/H5AC.c
+++ b/src/H5AC.c
@@ -1893,6 +1893,7 @@ H5AC_protect(H5F_t *f,
 
     /* check args */
     HDassert(f);
+    HDassert(f->shared);
     HDassert(f->shared->cache);
     HDassert(type);
     HDassert(type->flush);