diff --git a/modules/Makefile b/modules/Makefile
index ce94086e9..fb4af2dfa 100644
--- a/modules/Makefile
+++ b/modules/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ SUBMODULES += pvData
 pvData_DEPEND_DIRS = libcom
 
 SUBMODULES += pvAccess
-pvAccess_DEPEND_DIRS = pvData
+pvAccess_DEPEND_DIRS = pvData ca
+# FIXME: dependency needed for the pvAccessIOC library
+pvAccess_DEPEND_DIRS += database
 
 # Add any checked-out submodules to DIRS
 DIRS += $(subst /,,$(dir $(wildcard $(addsuffix /Makefile, $(SUBMODULES)))))
diff --git a/modules/pvAccess b/modules/pvAccess
index ed9be79ff..8552fa6a1 160000
--- a/modules/pvAccess
+++ b/modules/pvAccess
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit ed9be79ff4dc69e9f23e252084493f52ad4a6ab7
+Subproject commit 8552fa6a1d71915db284eca1249f7501ba8c01e2