diff --git a/oshmem/mca/spml/ikrit/spml_ikrit_component.c b/oshmem/mca/spml/ikrit/spml_ikrit_component.c
index 207964008c..ac74904628 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/spml/ikrit/spml_ikrit_component.c
+++ b/oshmem/mca/spml/ikrit/spml_ikrit_component.c
@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@ static inline int set_mxm_tls()
 {
     char *tls;
 
+    /* disable dci pull for rdma ops. Use single pool.
+     * Pool size is controlled by MXM_DC_QP_LIMIT 
+     * variable
+     */
+    setenv("MXM_OSHMEM_DC_RNDV_QP_LIMIT", 0, 0);
+
     tls = getenv("MXM_OSHMEM_TLS");
     if (NULL != tls) {
         return check_mxm_tls("MXM_OSHMEM_TLS");