diff --git a/opal/mca/common/ucx/common_ucx.c b/opal/mca/common/ucx/common_ucx.c
index b6f702a1d8..cd54490e4d 100644
--- a/opal/mca/common/ucx/common_ucx.c
+++ b/opal/mca/common/ucx/common_ucx.c
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ OPAL_DECLSPEC void opal_common_ucx_mca_register(void)
     opal_common_ucx.output = opal_output_open(NULL);
     opal_output_set_verbosity(opal_common_ucx.output, opal_common_ucx.verbose);
 
+    mca_base_framework_open(&opal_memory_base_framework, 0);
+
     /* Set memory hooks */
     if (opal_common_ucx.opal_mem_hooks &&
         (OPAL_MEMORY_FREE_SUPPORT | OPAL_MEMORY_MUNMAP_SUPPORT) ==
@@ -69,7 +71,6 @@ OPAL_DECLSPEC void opal_common_ucx_mca_register(void)
          opal_mem_hooks_support_level()))
     {
         MCA_COMMON_UCX_VERBOSE(1, "%s", "using OPAL memory hooks as external events");
-        mca_base_framework_open(&opal_memory_base_framework, 0);
         ucm_set_external_event(UCM_EVENT_VM_UNMAPPED);
         opal_mem_hooks_register_release(opal_common_ucx_mem_release_cb, NULL);
     }