diff --git a/named-soft-events.patch b/named-soft-events.patch
index 372969375..106590741 100644
--- a/named-soft-events.patch
+++ b/named-soft-events.patch
@@ -295,25 +295,31 @@
 --- src/db/dbScan.h	2010-10-05 19:27:37 +0000
 +++ src/db/dbScan.h	2010-10-27 20:51:01 +0000
 @@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
- 
+
  #include "menuScan.h"
  #include "shareLib.h"
 +#include "compilerDependencies.h"
- 
+
  #ifdef __cplusplus
  extern "C" {
-@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
+@@ -32,10 +33,13 @@
+ #define MAX_PHASE           SHRT_MAX
+ #define MIN_PHASE           SHRT_MIN
+
++#define HAVE_NAMED_SOFT_EVENTS
++
+ /*definitions for I/O Interrupt Scanning */
  struct io_scan_list;
- 
+
  typedef struct io_scan_list *IOSCANPVT;
 +typedef struct event_list *EVENTPVT;
- 
+
  struct dbCommon;
- 
-@@ -43,7 +45,9 @@
+
+@@ -43,7 +47,9 @@
  epicsShareFunc void scanRun(void);
  epicsShareFunc void scanPause(void);
- 
+
 -epicsShareFunc void post_event(int event);
 +epicsShareFunc EVENTPVT eventNameToHandle(char* event);
 +epicsShareFunc void postEvent(EVENTPVT epvt);
@@ -321,13 +327,13 @@
  epicsShareFunc void scanAdd(struct dbCommon *);
  epicsShareFunc void scanDelete(struct dbCommon *);
  epicsShareFunc double scanPeriod(int scan);
-@@ -54,7 +58,7 @@
+@@ -54,7 +60,7 @@
  epicsShareFunc int scanppl(double rate);
- 
+
  /*print event lists*/
 -epicsShareFunc int scanpel(int event_number);
 +epicsShareFunc int scanpel(char *event_name);
- 
+
  /*print io_event list*/
  epicsShareFunc int scanpiol(void);