diff --git a/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbStaticRun.c b/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbStaticRun.c
index 0855a4d0f..b8a8a7309 100644
--- a/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbStaticRun.c
+++ b/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbStaticRun.c
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ long dbAllocRecord(DBENTRY *pdbentry,const char *precordName)
     ppvt = dbCalloc(1, offsetof(dbCommonPvt, common) + pdbRecordType->rec_size);
     precord = &ppvt->common;
     ppvt->node = precnode;
+    precord->rdes = pdbRecordType;
     precnode->precord = precord;
     pflddes = pdbRecordType->papFldDes[0];
     if(!pflddes) {
diff --git a/src/ioc/misc/iocInit.c b/src/ioc/misc/iocInit.c
index 795ef5341..aefeb6154 100644
--- a/src/ioc/misc/iocInit.c
+++ b/src/ioc/misc/iocInit.c
@@ -493,7 +493,6 @@ static void doInitRecord0(dbRecordType *pdbRecordType, dbCommon *precord,
     if (!prset) return;         /* unlikely */
 
     precord->rset = prset;
-    precord->rdes = pdbRecordType;
     precord->mlok = epicsMutexMustCreate();
     ellInit(&precord->mlis);