diff --git a/src/mca/ptl/ptl.h b/src/mca/ptl/ptl.h
index 5dc1863585..29c9322af0 100644
--- a/src/mca/ptl/ptl.h
+++ b/src/mca/ptl/ptl.h
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ typedef int (*mca_ptl_base_del_procs_fn_t)(
  * same PTL. When the request is re-used from the cache, the init function is NOT
  * called for subsequent sends.
  */
-typedef void (*mca_ptl_base_request_init_fn_t)(
+typedef int (*mca_ptl_base_request_init_fn_t)(
     struct mca_ptl_t* ptl, 
     struct mca_pml_base_send_request_t* request
 );
diff --git a/src/mca/ptl/self/src/ptl_self.c b/src/mca/ptl/self/src/ptl_self.c
index 12306d3451..bf8c240e75 100644
--- a/src/mca/ptl/self/src/ptl_self.c
+++ b/src/mca/ptl/self/src/ptl_self.c
@@ -76,9 +76,10 @@ int mca_ptl_self_finalize(struct mca_ptl_t* ptl)
     return OMPI_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-void mca_ptl_self_request_init(struct mca_ptl_t* ptl, mca_pml_base_send_request_t* request)
+int mca_ptl_self_request_init(struct mca_ptl_t* ptl, mca_pml_base_send_request_t* request)
 {
     OBJ_CONSTRUCT(request+1, mca_ptl_base_recv_frag_t);
+    return OMPI_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 void mca_ptl_self_request_fini(struct mca_ptl_t* ptl, mca_pml_base_send_request_t* request)
diff --git a/src/mca/ptl/self/src/ptl_self.h b/src/mca/ptl/self/src/ptl_self.h
index 6acd42ce63..15ce0edecf 100644
--- a/src/mca/ptl/self/src/ptl_self.h
+++ b/src/mca/ptl/self/src/ptl_self.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ extern mca_ptl_t** mca_ptl_self_module_init(
 int  mca_ptl_self_add_proc(struct mca_ptl_t* ptl, size_t nprocs, struct ompi_proc_t **ompi_proc, struct mca_ptl_base_peer_t** peer_ret, ompi_bitmap_t* reachable);
 int  mca_ptl_self_del_proc(struct mca_ptl_t* ptl, size_t nprocs, struct ompi_proc_t **proc, struct mca_ptl_base_peer_t** ptl_peer);
 int  mca_ptl_self_finalize(struct mca_ptl_t* ptl);
-void mca_ptl_self_request_init(struct mca_ptl_t* ptl, struct mca_pml_base_send_request_t* request);
+int mca_ptl_self_request_init(struct mca_ptl_t* ptl, struct mca_pml_base_send_request_t* request);
 void mca_ptl_self_request_fini(struct mca_ptl_t* ptl, struct mca_pml_base_send_request_t* request);
 int  mca_ptl_self_send( struct mca_ptl_t* ptl, struct mca_ptl_base_peer_t* ptl_base_peer, struct mca_pml_base_send_request_t* request,
                       size_t offset, size_t size, int flags );
diff --git a/src/mca/ptl/tcp/src/ptl_tcp.c b/src/mca/ptl/tcp/src/ptl_tcp.c
index 3c90835d6b..ec59375ff6 100644
--- a/src/mca/ptl/tcp/src/ptl_tcp.c
+++ b/src/mca/ptl/tcp/src/ptl_tcp.c
@@ -111,9 +111,10 @@ int mca_ptl_tcp_finalize(struct mca_ptl_t* ptl)
     return OMPI_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-void mca_ptl_tcp_request_init(struct mca_ptl_t* ptl, struct mca_pml_base_send_request_t* request)
+int mca_ptl_tcp_request_init(struct mca_ptl_t* ptl, struct mca_pml_base_send_request_t* request)
 {
     OBJ_CONSTRUCT(request+1, mca_ptl_tcp_send_frag_t);
+    return OMPI_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/mca/ptl/tcp/src/ptl_tcp.h b/src/mca/ptl/tcp/src/ptl_tcp.h
index f59f22577c..7a06f6a23d 100644
--- a/src/mca/ptl/tcp/src/ptl_tcp.h
+++ b/src/mca/ptl/tcp/src/ptl_tcp.h
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ extern int mca_ptl_tcp_del_procs(
  * @param request (IN)   Pointer to allocated request.
  *
  */
-extern void mca_ptl_tcp_request_init(
+extern int mca_ptl_tcp_request_init(
     struct mca_ptl_t* ptl,
     struct mca_pml_base_send_request_t*
 );