diff --git a/ompi/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_endpoint.c b/ompi/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_endpoint.c
index ae639421cb..2eb77e9186 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_endpoint.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_endpoint.c
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ int mca_btl_openib_endpoint_post_send(mca_btl_openib_endpoint_t *endpoint,
 
 
 OBJ_CLASS_INSTANCE(mca_btl_openib_endpoint_t,
-                   opal_list_item_t, mca_btl_openib_endpoint_construct,
+                   opal_object_t, mca_btl_openib_endpoint_construct,
                    mca_btl_openib_endpoint_destruct);
 
 /*