diff --git a/src/H5Z.c b/src/H5Z.c
index 09e21ba770e..d195a2dc5d6 100644
--- a/src/H5Z.c
+++ b/src/H5Z.c
@@ -1566,11 +1566,13 @@ H5Z_pipeline(const H5O_pline_t *pline, unsigned flags, unsigned *filter_mask /*i
         } /* end for */
     }
 
-/* clang-format on */
+    *filter_mask = failed;
 
-*filter_mask = failed;
+done:
+    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
+
+/* clang-format on */
 
-done : FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
 }
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------