diff --git a/ompi/mca/coll/hcoll/coll_hcoll_module.c b/ompi/mca/coll/hcoll/coll_hcoll_module.c
index 725ce74277..0f150a3b51 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/coll/hcoll/coll_hcoll_module.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/coll/hcoll/coll_hcoll_module.c
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ int hcoll_comm_attr_keyval;
  */
 int mca_coll_hcoll_init_query(bool enable_progress_threads, bool enable_mpi_threads)
 {
+
+    if (enable_mpi_threads) {
+        HCOL_VERBOSE(1, "MPI_THREAD_MULTIPLE not suppported; skipping hcoll component");
+        return OMPI_ERROR;
+    }
     return OMPI_SUCCESS;
 }