1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/H5Oint.c b/src/H5Oint.c
index 18b2db0..ad5b7b7 100644
--- a/src/H5Oint.c
+++ b/src/H5Oint.c
@@ -2925,7 +2925,8 @@ H5O__dec_rc(H5O_t *oh)
     FUNC_ENTER_PACKAGE
 
     /* check args */
-    HDassert(oh);
+    if (!oh)
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADVALUE, FAIL, "invalid object header")
 
     /* Decrement reference count */
     oh->rc--;