diff --git a/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html b/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html
index b8abd2052..419987856 100644
--- a/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html
+++ b/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 <h1 align="center">EPICS Base Release 3.14.6<br>
 28 May 2004</h1>
 
+<h2 align="center">Changes since 3.14.6</h2>
+<h4>dbAccess DBR_ENUM_STRS for field DTYP</h4>
+<p>Data Base Request Option DBR_ENUM_STRS for the DTYP field of
+soft records can cause an IOC to crash.</p?
 <h2 align="center">Changes since 3.14.5</h2>
 
 <h4>CA command line tools complete</h4>
diff --git a/src/db/dbAccess.c b/src/db/dbAccess.c
index 8ede08377..7ce056b7e 100644
--- a/src/db/dbAccess.c
+++ b/src/db/dbAccess.c
@@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ static void get_enum_strs(DBADDR *paddr,void **ppbuffer,
 		    goto choice_common;
 		case DBF_DEVICE:
 		    pdbDeviceMenu = (dbDeviceMenu *)pdbFldDes->ftPvt;
+                    if(!pdbDeviceMenu) {
+                        *options = (*options)^DBR_ENUM_STRS;/*Turn off option*/
+                        break;
+                    }
 		    no_str = pdbDeviceMenu->nChoice;
 		    papChoice = pdbDeviceMenu->papChoice;
 		    goto choice_common;