diff --git a/src/H5VLint.c b/src/H5VLint.c
index feb2debd947..131856db5e6 100644
--- a/src/H5VLint.c
+++ b/src/H5VLint.c
@@ -2249,7 +2249,7 @@ H5VL_set_vol_wrapper(const H5VL_object_t *vol_obj)
         vol_wrap_ctx->obj_wrap_ctx = obj_wrap_ctx;
     } /* end if */
     else
-        /* Incremeent ref count on existing wrapper context */
+        /* Increment ref count on existing wrapper context */
         vol_wrap_ctx->rc++;
 
     /* Save the wrapper context */
diff --git a/src/H5VLnative_attr.c b/src/H5VLnative_attr.c
index 50aca652b2f..bebd127df23 100644
--- a/src/H5VLnative_attr.c
+++ b/src/H5VLnative_attr.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 /***********/
 #include "H5private.h"   /* Generic Functions                        */
 #include "H5Apkg.h"      /* Attributes                               */
+#include "H5CXprivate.h" /* API Contexts                             */
 #include "H5Eprivate.h"  /* Error handling                           */
 #include "H5Fprivate.h"  /* Files                                    */
 #include "H5Gprivate.h"  /* Groups                                   */
@@ -195,8 +196,7 @@ H5VL__native_attr_open(void *obj, const H5VL_loc_params_t *loc_params, const cha
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 herr_t
-H5VL__native_attr_read(void *attr, hid_t dtype_id, void *buf, hid_t H5_ATTR_UNUSED dxpl_id,
-                       void H5_ATTR_UNUSED **req)
+H5VL__native_attr_read(void *attr, hid_t dtype_id, void *buf, hid_t dxpl_id, void H5_ATTR_UNUSED **req)
 {
     H5T_t *mem_type;  /* Memory datatype */
     herr_t ret_value; /* Return value */
@@ -206,6 +206,9 @@ H5VL__native_attr_read(void *attr, hid_t dtype_id, void *buf, hid_t H5_ATTR_UNUS
     if (NULL == (mem_type = (H5T_t *)H5I_object_verify(dtype_id, H5I_DATATYPE)))
         HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADTYPE, FAIL, "not a datatype");
 
+    /* Set DXPL for operation */
+    H5CX_set_dxpl(dxpl_id);
+
     /* Go write the actual data to the attribute */
     if ((ret_value = H5A__read((H5A_t *)attr, mem_type, buf)) < 0)
         HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ATTR, H5E_READERROR, FAIL, "unable to read attribute");
@@ -224,8 +227,7 @@ H5VL__native_attr_read(void *attr, hid_t dtype_id, void *buf, hid_t H5_ATTR_UNUS
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 herr_t
-H5VL__native_attr_write(void *attr, hid_t dtype_id, const void *buf, hid_t H5_ATTR_UNUSED dxpl_id,
-                        void H5_ATTR_UNUSED **req)
+H5VL__native_attr_write(void *attr, hid_t dtype_id, const void *buf, hid_t dxpl_id, void H5_ATTR_UNUSED **req)
 {
     H5T_t *mem_type;  /* Memory datatype */
     herr_t ret_value; /* Return value */
@@ -235,6 +237,9 @@ H5VL__native_attr_write(void *attr, hid_t dtype_id, const void *buf, hid_t H5_AT
     if (NULL == (mem_type = (H5T_t *)H5I_object_verify(dtype_id, H5I_DATATYPE)))
         HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADTYPE, FAIL, "not a datatype");
 
+    /* Set DXPL for operation */
+    H5CX_set_dxpl(dxpl_id);
+
     /* Go write the actual data to the attribute */
     if ((ret_value = H5A__write((H5A_t *)attr, mem_type, buf)) < 0)
         HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ATTR, H5E_WRITEERROR, FAIL, "unable to write attribute");