diff --git a/src/ioc/misc/iocInit.c b/src/ioc/misc/iocInit.c
index ba0ea345d..2bcccf35d 100644
--- a/src/ioc/misc/iocInit.c
+++ b/src/ioc/misc/iocInit.c
@@ -641,7 +641,8 @@ static void doCloseLinks(dbRecordType *pdbRecordType, dbCommon *precord,
                 dbScanLock(precord);
                 locked = 1;
             }
-            dbCaRemoveLink(NULL, plink);
+            if(plink->lset)
+                (*plink->lset->removeLink)(NULL, plink);
 
         } else if (iocBuildMode==buildIsolated && plink->type == DB_LINK) {
             /* free link, but don't split lockset like dbDbRemoveLink() */