diff --git a/src/mca/allocator/allocator.h b/src/mca/allocator/allocator.h
index fc131fb23c..a618acdc33 100644
--- a/src/mca/allocator/allocator.h
+++ b/src/mca/allocator/allocator.h
@@ -69,5 +69,14 @@ struct mca_allocator_base_module_1_0_0_t {
 };
 typedef struct mca_allocator_base_module_1_0_0_t mca_allocator_base_module_t;
 
+/*
+ * Macro for use in modules that are of type ptl v1.0.0
+ */
+#define MCA_ALLOCATOR_BASE_VERSION_1_0_0 \
+  /* mpool v1.0 is chained to MCA v1.0 */ \
+  MCA_BASE_VERSION_1_0_0, \
+  /* ptl v1.0 */ \
+  "allocator", 1, 0, 0
+
 #endif /* MCA_ALLOCATOR_H */
 
diff --git a/src/mca/allocator/base/Makefile.am b/src/mca/allocator/base/Makefile.am
index a2a24e0465..b4a5e36d48 100644
--- a/src/mca/allocator/base/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/mca/allocator/base/Makefile.am
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ libmca_allocator_base_la_SOURCES = \
         $(headers) \
         allocator_base_open.c \
         allocator_base_close.c \
-        allocator_base_select.c 
+        allocator_base_init.c 
 
 # Conditionally install the header files
 
diff --git a/src/mca/allocator/base/allocator_base_select.c b/src/mca/allocator/base/allocator_base_init.c
similarity index 98%
rename from src/mca/allocator/base/allocator_base_select.c
rename to src/mca/allocator/base/allocator_base_init.c
index daae13417d..7e43b92792 100644
--- a/src/mca/allocator/base/allocator_base_select.c
+++ b/src/mca/allocator/base/allocator_base_init.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * will be closed and unloaded.  The selected modules will be returned
  * to the caller in a ompi_list_t.
  */
-int mca_allocator_base_select(bool *allow_multi_user_threads)
+int mca_allocator_base_init(bool *allow_multi_user_threads)
 {
 #if 0
   int i, num_allocators;
diff --git a/src/mca/allocator/base/base.h b/src/mca/allocator/base/base.h
index cc196f17a4..f2fcea5842 100644
--- a/src/mca/allocator/base/base.h
+++ b/src/mca/allocator/base/base.h
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ typedef struct mca_allocator_base_selected_module_t mca_allocator_base_selected_
 extern "C" {
 #endif
   int mca_allocator_base_open(void);
-  int mca_allocator_base_select(bool *allow_multi_user_threads);
+  int mca_allocator_base_init(bool *allow_multi_user_threads);
   int mca_allocator_base_close(void);
+  mca_allocator_t* mca_allocator_lookup(const char* name);
 #if defined(c_plusplus) || defined(__cplusplus)
 }
 #endif