diff --git a/src/db/iocInit.c b/src/db/iocInit.c
index 214eebdac..06473ba2b 100644
--- a/src/db/iocInit.c
+++ b/src/db/iocInit.c
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ static long initDatabase()
 			    	((struct dbCommon *)(dbAddr.precord))->lset= -1;
 			    plink->type = DB_LINK;
 			    plink->value.db_link.pdbAddr =
-				calloc(1,sizeof(struct dbAddr));
+				(struct dbAddr *)calloc(1,sizeof(struct dbAddr));
 			    *((struct dbAddr *)(plink->value.db_link.pdbAddr))=dbAddr;
 			}
 			else {