diff --git a/motorApp/SoftMotorSrc/devSoft.cc b/motorApp/SoftMotorSrc/devSoft.cc
index 6773f001..aab38523 100644
--- a/motorApp/SoftMotorSrc/devSoft.cc
+++ b/motorApp/SoftMotorSrc/devSoft.cc
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ void soft_dinp_func(struct motorRecord *mr, short newdinp)
     }
 }
 
-void soft_minp_func(struct motorRecord *mr, short newminp)
+void soft_minp_func(struct motorRecord *mr, long newminp)
 {
     msta_field status;
     unsigned int old_RA_DONE;
diff --git a/motorApp/SoftMotorSrc/devSoft.h b/motorApp/SoftMotorSrc/devSoft.h
index 4f99e2f0..c000b18b 100644
--- a/motorApp/SoftMotorSrc/devSoft.h
+++ b/motorApp/SoftMotorSrc/devSoft.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ struct motor_node {
 extern long soft_init(int);
 extern long soft_init_record(void *);
 extern void soft_dinp_func(struct motorRecord *, short);
-extern void soft_minp_func(struct motorRecord *, short);
+extern void soft_minp_func(struct motorRecord *, long);
 extern void soft_rdbl_func(struct motorRecord *, double);
 extern void soft_rinp_func(struct motorRecord *, long);
 extern void soft_motor_callback(CALLBACK *);
diff --git a/motorApp/SoftMotorSrc/devSoftAux.cc b/motorApp/SoftMotorSrc/devSoftAux.cc
index 28943762..780d0d47 100644
--- a/motorApp/SoftMotorSrc/devSoftAux.cc
+++ b/motorApp/SoftMotorSrc/devSoftAux.cc
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ STATIC void soft_dinp(struct event_handler_args args)
 
 STATIC void soft_minp(struct event_handler_args args)
 {
-    soft_minp_func((struct motorRecord *) args.usr, *((short *) args.dbr));
+    soft_minp_func((struct motorRecord *) args.usr, *((long *) args.dbr));
 }