diff --git a/modules/database/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c b/modules/database/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c
index 47c34bc63..bdc568b88 100644
--- a/modules/database/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c
+++ b/modules/database/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c
@@ -2198,11 +2198,11 @@ long dbInitRecordLinks(dbRecordType *rtyp, struct dbCommon *prec)
 
         } else if(dbCanSetLink(plink, &link_info, devsup)!=0) {
             errlogPrintf("Error: %s.%s: can't initialize link type %s with \"%s\" (type %s)\n",
-                         prec->name, pflddes->name, pamaplinkType[plink->type], plink->text, pamaplinkType[link_info.ltype]);
+                         prec->name, pflddes->name, pamaplinkType[plink->type].strvalue, plink->text, pamaplinkType[link_info.ltype].strvalue);
 
         } else if(dbSetLink(plink, &link_info, devsup)) {
             errlogPrintf("Error: %s.%s: failed to initialize link type %s with \"%s\" (type %s)\n",
-                         prec->name, pflddes->name, pamaplinkType[plink->type], plink->text, pamaplinkType[link_info.ltype]);
+                         prec->name, pflddes->name, pamaplinkType[plink->type].strvalue, plink->text, pamaplinkType[link_info.ltype].strvalue);
         }
         free(plink->text);
         plink->text = NULL;