diff --git a/modules/database/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c b/modules/database/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c
index 3d4fbdebf..9b6b1255c 100644
--- a/modules/database/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c
+++ b/modules/database/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c
@@ -2204,12 +2204,14 @@ long dbInitRecordLinks(dbRecordType *rtyp, struct dbCommon *prec)
              */
 
         } else if(dbCanSetLink(plink, &link_info, devsup)!=0) {
-            errlogPrintf(ERL_ERROR ": %s.%s: can't initialize link type %d with \"%s\" (type %s)\n",
-                         prec->name, pflddes->name, plink->type, plink->text, pamaplinkType[link_info.ltype].strvalue);
+            errlogPrintf(ERL_ERROR ": %s.%s: can't initialize link type %s with \"%s\" (type %s)\n",
+                         prec->name, pflddes->name, pamaplinkType[plink->type].strvalue,
+                         plink->text, pamaplinkType[link_info.ltype].strvalue);
 
         } else if(dbSetLink(plink, &link_info, devsup)) {
-            errlogPrintf(ERL_ERROR ": %s.%s: failed to initialize link type %d with \"%s\" (type %s)\n",
-                         prec->name, pflddes->name, plink->type, plink->text, pamaplinkType[link_info.ltype].strvalue);
+            errlogPrintf(ERL_ERROR ": %s.%s: failed to initialize link type %s with \"%s\" (type %s)\n",
+                         prec->name, pflddes->name, pamaplinkType[plink->type].strvalue,
+                         plink->text, pamaplinkType[link_info.ltype].strvalue);
         }
         free(plink->text);
         plink->text = NULL;