diff --git a/ompi/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_endpoint.c b/ompi/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_endpoint.c
index e6f47463e1..83e6952ed8 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_endpoint.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_endpoint.c
@@ -556,6 +556,7 @@ void mca_btl_openib_endpoint_cpc_complete(mca_btl_openib_endpoint_t *endpoint)
 {
     /* If the CPC uses the CTS protocol, then start it up */
     if (endpoint->endpoint_local_cpc->cbm_uses_cts) {
+        int transport_type_ib_p = 0;
         /* Post our receives, which will make credit management happy
            (i.e., rd_credits will be 0) */
         if (OMPI_SUCCESS != mca_btl_openib_endpoint_post_recvs(endpoint)) {
@@ -571,14 +572,15 @@ void mca_btl_openib_endpoint_cpc_complete(mca_btl_openib_endpoint_t *endpoint)
            receives this side's CTS).  Also send the CTS if we already
            received the peer's CTS (e.g., if this process was slow to
            call cpc_complete(). */
+#if defined(HAVE_STRUCT_IBV_DEVICE_TRANSPORT_TYPE)
+        transport_type_ib_p = (IBV_TRANSPORT_IB == endpoint->endpoint_btl->device->ib_dev->transport_type);
+#endif
         OPAL_OUTPUT((-1, "cpc_complete to peer %s: is IB %d, initiatior %d, cts received: %d",
                      endpoint->endpoint_proc->proc_ompi->proc_hostname,
-                     (IBV_TRANSPORT_IB == 
-                      endpoint->endpoint_btl->device->ib_dev->transport_type),
+                     transport_type_ib_p,
                      endpoint->endpoint_initiator,
                      endpoint->endpoint_cts_received));
-        if (IBV_TRANSPORT_IB == 
-            endpoint->endpoint_btl->device->ib_dev->transport_type ||
+        if (transport_type_ib_p ||
             endpoint->endpoint_initiator ||
             endpoint->endpoint_cts_received) {
             mca_btl_openib_endpoint_send_cts(endpoint);