diff --git a/oshmem/mca/spml/ikrit/spml_ikrit.c b/oshmem/mca/spml/ikrit/spml_ikrit.c
index 72c98df101..0bed89a44b 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/spml/ikrit/spml_ikrit.c
+++ b/oshmem/mca/spml/ikrit/spml_ikrit.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ mca_spml_ikrit_t mca_spml_ikrit = {
         mca_spml_ikrit_put,
         mca_spml_ikrit_put_nb,
         mca_spml_ikrit_get,
-        mca_spml_base_get_nb, /* todo: mca_spml_ikrit_get_nb, */
+        mca_spml_ikrit_get_nb,
         mca_spml_ikrit_recv,
         mca_spml_ikrit_send,
         mca_spml_base_wait,
@@ -872,6 +872,15 @@ static inline int mca_spml_ikrit_get_shm(void *src_addr,
     return OSHMEM_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+int mca_spml_ikrit_get_nb(void* src_addr,
+                          size_t size,
+                          void* dst_addr,
+                          int src,
+                          void **handle)
+{
+    return mca_spml_ikrit_get_async(src_addr, size, dst_addr, src);
+}
+
 int mca_spml_ikrit_get(void *src_addr, size_t size, void *dst_addr, int src)
 {
     mxm_send_req_t sreq;
diff --git a/oshmem/mca/spml/ikrit/spml_ikrit.h b/oshmem/mca/spml/ikrit/spml_ikrit.h
index 7e1a21ed23..49806d82a5 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/spml/ikrit/spml_ikrit.h
+++ b/oshmem/mca/spml/ikrit/spml_ikrit.h
@@ -130,6 +130,11 @@ extern int mca_spml_ikrit_get(void* dst_addr,
                               size_t size,
                               void* src_addr,
                               int src);
+extern int mca_spml_ikrit_get_nb(void* src_addr,
+                                 size_t size,
+                                 void* dst_addr,
+                                 int src,
+                                 void **handle);
 /* extension. used 4 fence implementation b4 fence was added to mxm */
 extern int mca_spml_ikrit_get_async(void *src_addr,
                                     size_t size,