diff --git a/src/std/softIoc/Makefile b/src/std/softIoc/Makefile
index 74a505b74..13f883155 100644
--- a/src/std/softIoc/Makefile
+++ b/src/std/softIoc/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ PROD_IOC_iOS = -nil-
 DBD += base.dbd
 DBD += softIoc.dbd
 
+base_DBD += menuGlobal.dbd
+base_DBD += menuConvert.dbd
+base_DBD += stdRecords.dbd
+base_DBD += filters.dbd
+base_DBD += devSoft.dbd
+base_DBD += asSub.dbd
+base_DBD += dbCore.dbd
+
 softIoc_DBD += base.dbd
 softIoc_DBD += dlload.dbd
 softIoc_DBD += system.dbd
diff --git a/src/std/softIoc/RULES b/src/std/softIoc/RULES
index 91535d292..b35e125dc 100644
--- a/src/std/softIoc/RULES
+++ b/src/std/softIoc/RULES
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@
 
 # This is a Makefile fragment, see src/ioc/Makefile.
 
-softIoc.dbd$(DEP): $(INSTALL_DBD)/stdRecords.dbd
-$(COMMON_DIR)/softIoc.dbd: $(INSTALL_DBD)/stdRecords.dbd
+base.dbd$(DEP): $(COMMON_DIR)/stdRecords.dbd
+softIoc.dbd$(DEP): $(COMMON_DIR)/base.dbd
+$(COMMON_DIR)/base.dbd: $(COMMON_DIR)/stdRecords.dbd
+$(COMMON_DIR)/softIoc.dbd: $(COMMON_DIR)/base.dbd
 
 softMain$(OBJ): epicsInstallDir.h
 
diff --git a/src/std/softIoc/asSub.dbd b/src/std/softIoc/asSub.dbd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d02852fae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/std/softIoc/asSub.dbd
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Register access security subroutines
+registrar(asSub)
+
diff --git a/src/std/softIoc/base.dbd b/src/std/softIoc/base.dbd
deleted file mode 100644
index 3134fc4fe..000000000
--- a/src/std/softIoc/base.dbd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-# $Revision-Id$
-#
-# This file defines the standard record types and device support
-# provided by Base and (usually) loaded into all IOCs.
-
-# Menus
-include "menuGlobal.dbd"
-include "menuConvert.dbd"
-
-# Record types
-include "stdRecords.dbd"
-
-# Channel filters & plugins
-include "filters.dbd"
-
-# "Soft Channel", "Raw Soft Channel", and "Async Soft Channel" device support
-include "devSoft.dbd"
-
-# Access security subroutines
-registrar(asSub)
-
-include "dbCore.dbd"
-