diff --git a/src/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_recvfrag.c b/src/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_recvfrag.c
index 339a2900ec..4fdddb38dc 100644
--- a/src/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_recvfrag.c
+++ b/src/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_recvfrag.c
@@ -77,9 +77,7 @@ bool mca_pml_uniq_recv_frag_match(
             if (NULL == frag->frag_base.frag_peer) {
                 frag->frag_base.frag_peer = mca_pml_uniq_proc_lookup_remote_peer(request->req_recv.req_base.req_comm,header->hdr_src,ptl);
             }
-
-            /* notify ptl of match */
-            ptl->ptl_matched(ptl, frag);
+            MCA_PML_UNIQ_RECV_MATCHED( ptl, frag );
 
         };
 
diff --git a/src/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_recvfrag.h b/src/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_recvfrag.h
index d8da4fca18..f4a8f956cd 100644
--- a/src/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_recvfrag.h
+++ b/src/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_recvfrag.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "mca/ptl/ptl.h"
 #include "mca/pml/base/pml_base_recvreq.h"
 #include "mca/ptl/base/ptl_base_recvfrag.h"
+#include "datatype/convertor.h"
 
 /**
  * Called by the PTL to match attempt a match for new fragments.
@@ -38,5 +39,24 @@ bool mca_pml_uniq_recv_frag_match(
     mca_ptl_base_match_header_t* header
 );
 
+#define MCA_PML_UNIQ_RECV_MATCHED( ptl, frag )                                                  \
+do {                                                                                            \
+    mca_pml_base_recv_request_t* _request = (mca_pml_base_recv_request_t*)(frag)->frag_request; \
+    /* Now that we have the sender we can create the convertor. Additionally, we know */        \
+    /* that the required convertor should start at the position zero as we just match */        \
+    /* the first fragment.                                                            */        \
+    if( 0 != (_request)->req_bytes_packed ) {                                                   \
+        (_request)->req_base.req_proc = ompi_comm_peer_lookup(                                  \
+                (_request)->req_base.req_comm,                                                  \
+                frag->frag_base.frag_header.hdr_match.hdr_src);                                 \
+        ompi_convertor_copy_and_prepare_for_recv(                                               \
+                                (_request)->req_base.req_proc->proc_convertor,                  \
+                                (_request)->req_base.req_datatype,                              \
+                                (_request)->req_base.req_count,                                 \
+                                (_request)->req_base.req_addr,                                  \
+                                &((_request)->req_convertor) );                                 \
+    }                                                                                           \
+    ptl->ptl_matched( (ptl), (frag) ); /* notify ptl of match */                                \
+} while (0)
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_recvreq.c b/src/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_recvreq.c
index 5f6cba0b8f..fad2c2c2c8 100644
--- a/src/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_recvreq.c
+++ b/src/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_recvreq.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include "mca/ptl/base/ptl_base_comm.h"
 #include "pml_uniq_recvreq.h"
 #include "pml_uniq_sendreq.h"
-
+#include "pml_uniq_recvfrag.h"
                                                                                                                
 static mca_ptl_base_recv_frag_t* mca_pml_uniq_recv_request_match_specific_proc(
     mca_ptl_base_recv_request_t* request, int proc);
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ void mca_pml_uniq_recv_request_match_specific(mca_ptl_base_recv_request_t* reque
         OMPI_THREAD_UNLOCK(&pml_comm->c_matching_lock);
         if( !((MCA_PML_REQUEST_IPROBE == request->req_recv.req_base.req_type) ||
               (MCA_PML_REQUEST_PROBE == request->req_recv.req_base.req_type)) ) {
-            ptl->ptl_matched(ptl, frag);
+            MCA_PML_UNIQ_RECV_MATCHED( ptl, frag );
         }
         return; /* match found */
     }
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ void mca_pml_uniq_recv_request_match_wild(mca_ptl_base_recv_request_t* request)
             OMPI_THREAD_UNLOCK(&pml_comm->c_matching_lock);
             if( !((MCA_PML_REQUEST_IPROBE == request->req_recv.req_base.req_type) ||
                   (MCA_PML_REQUEST_PROBE == request->req_recv.req_base.req_type)) ) {
-                ptl->ptl_matched(ptl, frag);
+                MCA_PML_UNIQ_RECV_MATCHED( ptl, frag );
             }
             return; /* match found */
         }