diff --git a/lib/com_err/com_err.c b/lib/com_err/com_err.c
index 36f824a83..98ae68209 100644
--- a/lib/com_err/com_err.c
+++ b/lib/com_err/com_err.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ error_message (long code)
 int
 init_error_table(const char **msgs, long base, int count)
 {
-    initialize_error_table(&et_list, msgs, count, base);
+    initialize_error_table_r(&et_list, msgs, count, base);
     return 0;
 }