diff --git a/src/softIoc/Makefile b/src/softIoc/Makefile
index 4b87d4f8e..49d027393 100644
--- a/src/softIoc/Makefile
+++ b/src/softIoc/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ PROD_IOC_DEFAULT = softIoc
 PROD_IOC_vxWorks = -nil-
 
 DBD += softIoc.dbd
+softIoc_DBD += base.dbd
 
 USR_CXXFLAGS += -DEPICS_BASE=$(shell $(PERL) ../absPath.pl $(INSTALL_LOCATION))
 
diff --git a/src/softIoc/softIocInclude.dbd b/src/softIoc/softIocInclude.dbd
deleted file mode 100644
index ec6ea3f38..000000000
--- a/src/softIoc/softIocInclude.dbd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-include "base.dbd"