diff --git a/src/std/dev/devMbbiDirectSoft.c b/src/std/dev/devMbbiDirectSoft.c
index 9c929b2b6..4317ad807 100644
--- a/src/std/dev/devMbbiDirectSoft.c
+++ b/src/std/dev/devMbbiDirectSoft.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ epicsExportAddress(dset, devMbbiDirectSoft);
 
 static long init_record(mbbiDirectRecord *prec)
 {
-    if (recGblInitConstantLink(&prec->inp, DBF_ENUM, &prec->val))
+    if (recGblInitConstantLink(&prec->inp, DBR_LONG, &prec->val))
         prec->udf = FALSE;
 
     return 0;
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static long init_record(mbbiDirectRecord *prec)
 static long readLocked(struct link *pinp, void *dummy)
 {
     mbbiDirectRecord *prec = (mbbiDirectRecord *) pinp->precord;
-    long status = dbGetLink(pinp, DBR_USHORT, &prec->val, 0, 0);
+    long status = dbGetLink(pinp, DBR_LONG, &prec->val, 0, 0);
 
     if (status) return status;
 
diff --git a/src/std/dev/devMbbiDirectSoftCallback.c b/src/std/dev/devMbbiDirectSoftCallback.c
index 93016329f..c4c83f6c2 100644
--- a/src/std/dev/devMbbiDirectSoftCallback.c
+++ b/src/std/dev/devMbbiDirectSoftCallback.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ typedef struct devPvt {
     struct {
         DBRstatus
         DBRtime
-        epicsUInt16 value;
+        epicsUInt32 value;
     } buffer;
 } devPvt;
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static void getCallback(processNotify *ppn, notifyGetType type)
     }
 
     assert(type == getFieldType);
-    pdevPvt->status = dbChannelGetField(ppn->chan, DBR_USHORT,
+    pdevPvt->status = dbChannelGetField(ppn->chan, DBR_LONG,
         &pdevPvt->buffer, &pdevPvt->options, &no_elements, 0);
 }
 
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static long init(int pass)
 
 static long init_record(mbbiDirectRecord *prec)
 {
-    if (recGblInitConstantLink(&prec->inp, DBR_ENUM, &prec->val))
+    if (recGblInitConstantLink(&prec->inp, DBR_LONG, &prec->val))
         prec->udf = FALSE;
 
     return 0;
diff --git a/src/std/dev/devMbboDirectSoft.c b/src/std/dev/devMbboDirectSoft.c
index 0c0851980..ebf63a9f8 100644
--- a/src/std/dev/devMbboDirectSoft.c
+++ b/src/std/dev/devMbboDirectSoft.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 static long write_mbbo(mbboDirectRecord	*prec)
 {
-    dbPutLink(&prec->out, DBR_USHORT, &prec->val, 1);
+    dbPutLink(&prec->out, DBR_LONG, &prec->val, 1);
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/std/dev/devMbboDirectSoftCallback.c b/src/std/dev/devMbboDirectSoftCallback.c
index e64c3d41c..98aa7bb01 100644
--- a/src/std/dev/devMbboDirectSoftCallback.c
+++ b/src/std/dev/devMbboDirectSoftCallback.c
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ static long write_mbbo(mbboDirectRecord *prec)
     if (prec->pact)
         return 0;
 
-    status = dbPutLinkAsync(plink, DBR_USHORT, &prec->val, 1);
+    status = dbPutLinkAsync(plink, DBR_LONG, &prec->val, 1);
     if (!status)
         prec->pact = TRUE;
     else if (status == S_db_noLSET)
-        status = dbPutLink(plink, DBR_USHORT, &prec->val, 1);
+        status = dbPutLink(plink, DBR_LONG, &prec->val, 1);
 
     return status;
 }