diff --git a/src/dbStatic/dbExpand.c b/src/dbStatic/dbExpand.c
index 475933593..894be7d46 100644
--- a/src/dbStatic/dbExpand.c
+++ b/src/dbStatic/dbExpand.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ of this distribution.
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "dbDefs.h"
+#include "osiThread.h"
 #include "epicsPrint.h"
 #include "errMdef.h"
 #include "dbStaticLib.h"
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ int main(int argc,char **argv)
     static char *pathSep = OSI_PATH_LIST_SEPARATOR;
     static char *subSep = ",";
 
+    threadInit();
     /*Look for options*/
     if(argc<2) {
 	fprintf(stderr,
diff --git a/src/dbStatic/dbReadTest.c b/src/dbStatic/dbReadTest.c
index de7bc1055..91541c4e3 100644
--- a/src/dbStatic/dbReadTest.c
+++ b/src/dbStatic/dbReadTest.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ of this distribution.
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "dbDefs.h"
+#include "osiThread.h"
 #include "epicsPrint.h"
 #include "errMdef.h"
 #include "dbStaticLib.h"
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ int main(int argc,char **argv)
     static char *pathSep = OSI_PATH_LIST_SEPARATOR;
     static char *subSep = ",";
 
+    threadInit();
     /*Look for options*/
     if(argc<2) {
 	printf("usage: dbReadTest -Idir -Smacsub file.dbd file.db \n");
diff --git a/src/dbStatic/dbToMenuH.c b/src/dbStatic/dbToMenuH.c
index 8acac08de..b6daa93e3 100644
--- a/src/dbStatic/dbToMenuH.c
+++ b/src/dbStatic/dbToMenuH.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ of this distribution.
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "dbDefs.h"
+#include "osiThread.h"
 #include "epicsPrint.h"
 #include "errMdef.h"
 #include "dbStaticLib.h"
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ int main(int argc,char **argv)
     static char *pathSep = OSI_PATH_LIST_SEPARATOR;
     static char *subSep = ",";
 
+    threadInit();
     /*Look for options*/
     if(argc<2) {
 	fprintf(stderr,"usage: dbToMenu -Idir -Idir file.dbd [outfile]\n");
diff --git a/src/dbStatic/dbToRecordtypeH.c b/src/dbStatic/dbToRecordtypeH.c
index fa49d2539..4bc85b288 100644
--- a/src/dbStatic/dbToRecordtypeH.c
+++ b/src/dbStatic/dbToRecordtypeH.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ of this distribution.
 #include <ctype.h>
 
 #include "dbDefs.h"
+#include "osiThread.h"
 #include "epicsPrint.h"
 #include "errMdef.h"
 #include "dbStaticLib.h"
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ int main(int argc,char **argv)
     static char *pathSep = OSI_PATH_LIST_SEPARATOR;
     static char *subSep = ",";
 
+    threadInit();
     /*Look for options*/
     if(argc<2) {
 	fprintf(stderr,"usage: dbToRecordtypeH -Idir -Idir file.dbd [outfile]\n");