diff --git a/src/H5BlockReadWriteF.c b/src/H5BlockReadWriteF.c
index a3899ba..3686bf1 100644
--- a/src/H5BlockReadWriteF.c
+++ b/src/H5BlockReadWriteF.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ h5bl_3d_read_scalar_field_r8 (
 
 	char *field_name2 =  _H5Part_strdupfor2c ( field_name,  l_field_name );
 
-	h5part_int64_t herr = H5Block3dWriteScalarFieldFloat64 (
+	h5part_int64_t herr = H5Block3dReadScalarFieldFloat64 (
 		filehandle, field_name2, data );
 
 	free ( field_name2 );
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ h5bl_3d_read_scalar_field_r4 (
 
 	char *field_name2 =  _H5Part_strdupfor2c ( field_name,  l_field_name );
 
-	h5part_int64_t herr = H5Block3dWriteScalarFieldFloat32 (
+	h5part_int64_t herr = H5Block3dReadScalarFieldFloat32 (
 		filehandle, field_name2, data );
 
 	free ( field_name2 );
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ h5bl_3d_read_scalar_field_i8 (
 
 	char *field_name2 =  _H5Part_strdupfor2c ( field_name,  l_field_name );
 
-	h5part_int64_t herr = H5Block3dWriteScalarFieldInt64 (
+	h5part_int64_t herr = H5Block3dReadScalarFieldInt64 (
 		filehandle, field_name2, data );
 
 	free ( field_name2 );
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ h5bl_3d_read_scalar_field_i4 (
 
 	char *field_name2 =  _H5Part_strdupfor2c ( field_name,  l_field_name );
 
-	h5part_int64_t herr = H5Block3dWriteScalarFieldInt32 (
+	h5part_int64_t herr = H5Block3dReadScalarFieldInt32 (
 		filehandle, field_name2, data );
 
 	free ( field_name2 );
diff --git a/src/generate-h5bl-readwrite.py b/src/generate-h5bl-readwrite.py
index ab4f797..272ef13 100755
--- a/src/generate-h5bl-readwrite.py
+++ b/src/generate-h5bl-readwrite.py
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ h5bl_#DIM#d_read_scalar_field_#TYPE_F90_ABV# (
 
 	char *field_name2 =  _H5Part_strdupfor2c ( field_name,  l_field_name );
 
-	h5part_int64_t herr = H5Block#DIM#dWriteScalarField#TYPE_ABV# (
+	h5part_int64_t herr = H5Block#DIM#dReadScalarField#TYPE_ABV# (
 		filehandle, field_name2, data );
 
 	free ( field_name2 );