diff --git a/src/rec/recDfanout.c b/src/rec/recDfanout.c
index 0176b3d3e..c54464507 100644
--- a/src/rec/recDfanout.c
+++ b/src/rec/recDfanout.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ static void monitor(pdfanout)
         monitor_mask = recGblResetAlarms(pdfanout);
         monitor_mask |= (DBE_LOG|DBE_VALUE);
         if(monitor_mask)
-           db_post_events(pdfanout,pdfanout->val,monitor_mask);
+           db_post_events(pdfanout,&pdfanout->val,monitor_mask);
 
         /* check for value change */
         delta = pdfanout->mlst - pdfanout->val;
diff --git a/src/rec/recMbbiDirect.c b/src/rec/recMbbiDirect.c
index 04fbb4c02..d74ef4eab 100644
--- a/src/rec/recMbbiDirect.c
+++ b/src/rec/recMbbiDirect.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ static void monitor(pmbbiDirect)
         monitor_mask = recGblResetAlarms(pmbbiDirect);
         monitor_mask |= (DBE_LOG|DBE_VALUE);
         if(monitor_mask)
-           db_post_events(pmbbiDirect,pmbbiDirect->val,monitor_mask);
+           db_post_events(pmbbiDirect,&pmbbiDirect->val,monitor_mask);
 
         /* check for value change */
         if (pmbbiDirect->mlst != pmbbiDirect->val) {