diff --git a/src/ca/comQueRecv.cpp b/src/ca/comQueRecv.cpp
index 5b2392107..856fb32b2 100644
--- a/src/ca/comQueRecv.cpp
+++ b/src/ca/comQueRecv.cpp
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ epicsUInt16 comQueRecv::multiBufferPopUInt16 ()
 {
     epicsUInt16 tmp;
     if ( this->occupiedBytes() >= sizeof (tmp) ) {
-        unsigned byte1 = this->popUInt8();
-        unsigned byte2 = this->popUInt8();
+        unsigned byte1 = this->popUInt8 ();
+        unsigned byte2 = this->popUInt8 ();
         tmp = static_cast <epicsUInt16> ( ( byte1 << 8u ) | byte2 );
     }
     else {