diff --git a/srcSynApps/Makefile b/srcSynApps/Makefile
index cd3593b..4fec9f9 100644
--- a/srcSynApps/Makefile
+++ b/srcSynApps/Makefile
@@ -20,6 +20,4 @@ include $(TOP)/configure/RULES
 
 # create streamSynApps.dbd from all SYNAPPS_RECORDS
 $(COMMON_DIR)/$(LIBRARY_DEFAULT).dbd: ../../src/CONFIG_STREAM
-	@for r in $(SYNAPPS_RECORDS); \
-	do echo "device($$r,INST_IO,dev$${r}Stream,\"stream\")"; \
-	done > $@
+	$(PERL) ../../src/makedbd.pl $(SYNAPPS_RECORDS) > $@