1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/H5O.c b/src/H5O.c
index ffb49d9..b79914c 100644
--- a/src/H5O.c
+++ b/src/H5O.c
@@ -360,10 +360,13 @@ H5Olink(hid_t obj_id, hid_t new_loc_id, const char *new_name, hid_t lcpl_id,
     if(lcpl_id != H5P_DEFAULT && (TRUE != H5P_isa_class(lcpl_id, H5P_LINK_CREATE)))
         HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADTYPE, FAIL, "not a link creation property list")
 
-    /* Check the group access property list */
+    /* Get the link creation property list */
     if(H5P_DEFAULT == lcpl_id)
         lcpl_id = H5P_LINK_CREATE_DEFAULT;
 
+    /* Set the LCPL for the API context */
+    H5CX_set_lcpl(lcpl_id);
+
     /* Verify access property list and set up collective metadata if appropriate */
     if(H5CX_set_apl(&lapl_id, H5P_CLS_LACC, obj_id, TRUE) < 0)
         HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_OHDR, H5E_CANTSET, FAIL, "can't set access property list info")