diff --git a/src/rec/compressRecord.c b/src/rec/compressRecord.c
index bd6ea24b7..2a31da1b1 100644
--- a/src/rec/compressRecord.c
+++ b/src/rec/compressRecord.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static long init_record(pcompress,pass)
 	}
         return(0);
     }
-    if(pcompress->wptr==NULL && pcompress->inp.type==DB_LINK) {
+    if(pcompress->wptr==NULL && pcompress->inp.type!==CONSTANT) {
 	 struct dbAddr *pdbAddr =
 		(struct dbAddr *)(pcompress->inp.value.pv_link.pvt);
 
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static long process(pcompress)
 
 	pcompress->pact = TRUE;
 
-	if (pcompress->inp.type != DB_LINK) {
+	if (pcompress->inp.type == CONSTANT) {
 		status=0;
 	}else if (pcompress->wptr == NULL) {
 		recGblSetSevr(pcompress,READ_ALARM,INVALID_ALARM);