1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/H5C.c b/src/H5C.c
index 545154c..24dd800 100644
--- a/src/H5C.c
+++ b/src/H5C.c
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ H5C_prep_for_file_close(H5F_t *f)
 
 #ifdef H5_HAVE_PARALLEL
     if ((H5F_INTENT(f) & H5F_ACC_RDWR) && !image_generated && cache_ptr->aux_ptr != NULL &&
-        f->shared->fs_persist) {
+        f->shared->sblock && f->shared->fs_persist) {
         /* If persistent free space managers are enabled, flushing the
          * metadata cache may result in the deletion, insertion, and/or
          * dirtying of entries.