diff --git a/iocBoot/iocLinux/saveData.req b/iocBoot/iocLinux/saveData.req
index 6eaff4e171705167bd1c68f42c9db0cfcf4dc2c6..cdb157f90cac18a1ed06aa08acb4ebcca1da14e4 100644
--- a/iocBoot/iocLinux/saveData.req
+++ b/iocBoot/iocLinux/saveData.req
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ $(P)saveData_fileSystem
 [subdir]	# scan file subdirectory
 $(P)saveData_subDir
 
+[basename]	# PV containing the desired data-file base name
+$(P)saveData_baseName
+
 [fullPathName]
 $(P)saveData_fullPathName