diff --git a/src/epics/util/lib/IPCx.pm b/src/epics/util/lib/IPCx.pm
index cf33f621973e9f8d562565cd9c8421fddc619a20..625f7407a7b6a673cd4845cca49b5d213fae8687 100644
--- a/src/epics/util/lib/IPCx.pm
+++ b/src/epics/util/lib/IPCx.pm
@@ -655,6 +655,7 @@ $ipcxRcvrCnt = 0;
             $::ipcxParts[$ipcxAdd[$jj][0]][3] = $::targetHost;
             $::ipcxParts[$ipcxAdd[$jj][0]][4] = $ipcxMaxNum[$ipcxTypeIndex];
             $::ipcxParts[$ipcxAdd[$jj][0]][5] = $::skeleton;
+            $::ipcxParts[$ipcxAdd[$jj][0]][9] = 1; #Because we are adding this, it must be a sender IPC
 
             $ipcxNew++;
          }