diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/ucx/pml_ucx.c b/ompi/mca/pml/ucx/pml_ucx.c
index b5d79a8ec1..10e81a517e 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/ucx/pml_ucx.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/ucx/pml_ucx.c
@@ -134,12 +134,14 @@ int mca_pml_ucx_open(void)
                              UCP_PARAM_FIELD_REQUEST_SIZE |
                              UCP_PARAM_FIELD_REQUEST_INIT |
                              UCP_PARAM_FIELD_REQUEST_CLEANUP |
-                             UCP_PARAM_FIELD_TAG_SENDER_MASK;
+                             UCP_PARAM_FIELD_TAG_SENDER_MASK |
+                             UCP_PARAM_FIELD_MT_WORKERS_SHARED;
     params.features        = UCP_FEATURE_TAG;
     params.request_size    = sizeof(ompi_request_t);
     params.request_init    = mca_pml_ucx_request_init;
     params.request_cleanup = mca_pml_ucx_request_cleanup;
     params.tag_sender_mask = PML_UCX_SPECIFIC_SOURCE_MASK;
+    params.mt_workers_shared = 0;
 
     status = ucp_init(&params, config, &ompi_pml_ucx.ucp_context);
     ucp_config_release(config);
@@ -183,7 +185,7 @@ int mca_pml_ucx_init(void)
 
     /* TODO check MPI thread mode */
     params.field_mask  = UCP_WORKER_PARAM_FIELD_THREAD_MODE;
-    params.thread_mode = UCS_THREAD_MODE_SINGLE;
+    params.thread_mode = UCS_THREAD_MODE_MULTI;
 
     status = ucp_worker_create(ompi_pml_ucx.ucp_context, &params,
                                &ompi_pml_ucx.ucp_worker);
diff --git a/oshmem/mca/spml/ucx/spml_ucx_component.c b/oshmem/mca/spml/ucx/spml_ucx_component.c
index 42567c3add..7458bd2cd8 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/spml/ucx/spml_ucx_component.c
+++ b/oshmem/mca/spml/ucx/spml_ucx_component.c
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ static int mca_spml_ucx_component_open(void)
 
     memset(&params, 0, sizeof(params));
     params.field_mask = UCP_PARAM_FIELD_FEATURES;
-    params.features   = UCP_FEATURE_RMA|UCP_FEATURE_AMO32|UCP_FEATURE_AMO64;
+    params.features   = UCP_FEATURE_RMA|UCP_FEATURE_AMO32|UCP_FEATURE_AMO64|UCP_PARAM_FIELD_MT_WORKERS_SHARED;
+    params.mt_workers_shared = 0;
 
     err = ucp_init(&params, ucp_config, &mca_spml_ucx.ucp_context);
     ucp_config_release(ucp_config);
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ static int spml_ucx_init(void)
     ucs_status_t err;
 
     params.field_mask  = UCP_WORKER_PARAM_FIELD_THREAD_MODE;
-    params.thread_mode = UCS_THREAD_MODE_SINGLE;
+    params.thread_mode = UCS_THREAD_MODE_MULTI;
 
     err = ucp_worker_create(mca_spml_ucx.ucp_context, &params,
                             &mca_spml_ucx.ucp_worker);