1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/H5O.c b/src/H5O.c
index d1806a1..aa30e79 100644
--- a/src/H5O.c
+++ b/src/H5O.c
@@ -1069,14 +1069,18 @@ H5Oclose(hid_t object_id)
     /* Get the type of the object and close it in the correct way */
     switch(H5I_get_type(object_id)) {
         case H5I_GROUP:
-        case H5I_DATATYPE:
         case H5I_DATASET:
             if(H5I_object(object_id) == NULL)
                 HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADVALUE, FAIL, "not a valid object")
             if(H5I_dec_app_ref(object_id) < 0)
                 HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_OHDR, H5E_CANTRELEASE, FAIL, "unable to close object")
             break;
-
+        case H5I_DATATYPE:
+            if(H5I_object(object_id) == NULL)
+                HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADVALUE, FAIL, "not a valid object")
+            if(H5T_close_id(object_id) < 0)
+                HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_OHDR, H5E_CANTRELEASE, FAIL, "unable to close object")
+            break;
         case H5I_UNINIT:
         case H5I_BADID:
         case H5I_FILE: