1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/H5G.c b/src/H5G.c
index e78a457..6857244 100644
--- a/src/H5G.c
+++ b/src/H5G.c
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ H5Gopen(hid_t loc_id, const char *name)
         HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_SYM, H5E_NOTFOUND, FAIL, "group not found");
 
     /* Open the group */
-    if ((grp = H5G_open(&ent, dxpl_id)) <0)
+    if ((grp = H5G_open(&ent, dxpl_id)) ==NULL)
         HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_SYM, H5E_CANTOPENOBJ, FAIL, "unable to open group");
 
     /* Register an atom for the group */