diff --git a/src/db/dbChannelIO.cpp b/src/db/dbChannelIO.cpp
index 43962021f..6474968c3 100644
--- a/src/db/dbChannelIO.cpp
+++ b/src/db/dbChannelIO.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #   pragma warning ( disable:4660 )
 #endif
 
-template tsFreeList < dbChannelIO >;
+template class tsFreeList < dbChannelIO >;
 template class epicsSingleton < tsFreeList < dbChannelIO > >;
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
diff --git a/src/db/dbSubscriptionIO.cpp b/src/db/dbSubscriptionIO.cpp
index b5dd750c7..6e0ac4d4c 100644
--- a/src/db/dbSubscriptionIO.cpp
+++ b/src/db/dbSubscriptionIO.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #   pragma warning ( disable:4660 )
 #endif
 
-template tsFreeList < dbSubscriptionIO >;
+template class tsFreeList < dbSubscriptionIO >;
 template class epicsSingleton < tsFreeList < dbSubscriptionIO > >;
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER