1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/H5O.c b/src/H5O.c
index a896ee0..341801b 100644
--- a/src/H5O.c
+++ b/src/H5O.c
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ htri_t
 H5Oexists_by_name(hid_t loc_id, const char *name, hid_t lapl_id)
 {
     H5G_loc_t	loc;                    /* Location info */
-    hid_t       ret_value = FAIL;       /* Return value */
+    htri_t      ret_value = FAIL;       /* Return value */
 
     FUNC_ENTER_API(FAIL)
     H5TRACE3("t", "i*si", loc_id, name, lapl_id);