diff --git a/config/ompi_check_ucx.m4 b/config/ompi_check_ucx.m4
index c1e540dd83..e5a5ccf047 100644
--- a/config/ompi_check_ucx.m4
+++ b/config/ompi_check_ucx.m4
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ AC_DEFUN([OMPI_CHECK_UCX],[
                                  [AC_DEFINE([HAVE_UCP_TAG_SEND_NBR],[1],
                                             [have ucp_tag_send_nbr()])], [],
                                  [#include <ucp/api/ucp.h>])
-                  AC_CHECK_DECLS([ucp_ep_flush_nb, ucp_worker_flush_nb, ucp_request_check_status, ucp_put_nb, ucp_get_nb],
+                  AC_CHECK_DECLS([ucp_ep_flush_nb, ucp_worker_flush_nb,
+                                  ucp_request_check_status, ucp_put_nb, ucp_get_nb],
                                  [], [],
                                  [#include <ucp/api/ucp.h>])
                   CPPFLAGS=$old_CPPFLAGS
diff --git a/oshmem/mca/spml/ucx/spml_ucx.c b/oshmem/mca/spml/ucx/spml_ucx.c
index 4f7fd80ec0..555d36eade 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/spml/ucx/spml_ucx.c
+++ b/oshmem/mca/spml/ucx/spml_ucx.c
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ int mca_spml_ucx_put(void* dst_addr, size_t size, void* src_addr, int dst)
     /* TODO: replace wait_request by opal_common_ucx_wait_request_opal_status */
     status = opal_common_ucx_wait_request(request, mca_spml_ucx.ucp_worker);
 #else
-    request = ucp_put(mca_spml_ucx.ucp_peers[dst].ucp_conn, src_addr, size,
+    status = ucp_put(mca_spml_ucx.ucp_peers[dst].ucp_conn, src_addr, size,
                      (uint64_t)rva, ucx_mkey->rkey);
 #endif
     return ucx_status_to_oshmem(status);