diff --git a/orte/mca/ess/base/ess_base_fns.c b/orte/mca/ess/base/ess_base_fns.c
index 046d790300..6c6740b9c3 100644
--- a/orte/mca/ess/base/ess_base_fns.c
+++ b/orte/mca/ess/base/ess_base_fns.c
@@ -261,22 +261,22 @@ int orte_ess_base_proc_binding(void)
     opal_hwloc_base_get_local_cpuset();
     /* report bindings, if requested */
     if (opal_hwloc_report_bindings) {
-        char bindings[64];
-        hwloc_obj_t root;
-        hwloc_cpuset_t cpus;
-        /* get the root object for this node */
-        root = hwloc_get_root_obj(opal_hwloc_topology);
-        cpus = opal_hwloc_base_get_available_cpus(opal_hwloc_topology, root);
-        /* we are not bound if this equals our cpuset */
-        if (0 == hwloc_bitmap_compare(cpus, opal_hwloc_my_cpuset)) {
-            opal_output(0, "%s is not bound",
-                        ORTE_NAME_PRINT(ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME));
+        char tmp1[1024], tmp2[1024];
+        hwloc_cpuset_t mycpus;
+        /* get the cpus we are bound to */
+        mycpus = hwloc_bitmap_alloc();
+        if (hwloc_get_cpubind(opal_hwloc_topology, 
+                              mycpus, 
+                              HWLOC_CPUBIND_PROCESS) < 0) {
+            opal_output(0, "MCW rank %d is not bound",
+                        ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME->vpid);
         } else {
-            hwloc_bitmap_list_snprintf(bindings, 64, opal_hwloc_my_cpuset);
-            opal_output(0, "%s is bound to cpus %s",
-                        ORTE_NAME_PRINT(ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME),
-                        bindings);
+            opal_hwloc_base_cset2str(tmp1, sizeof(tmp1), mycpus);
+            opal_hwloc_base_cset2mapstr(tmp2, sizeof(tmp2), mycpus);
+            opal_output(0, "MCW rank %d bound to %s: %s",
+                        ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME->vpid, tmp1, tmp2);
         }
+        hwloc_bitmap_free(mycpus);
     }
 
     return ORTE_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/orte/mca/odls/default/odls_default_module.c b/orte/mca/odls/default/odls_default_module.c
index 19102883d0..b7c0bc582f 100644
--- a/orte/mca/odls/default/odls_default_module.c
+++ b/orte/mca/odls/default/odls_default_module.c
@@ -497,14 +497,25 @@ static int do_child(orte_app_context_t* context,
                 }
                 if (0 == rc && opal_hwloc_report_bindings) {
                     char tmp1[1024], tmp2[1024];
-                    if (NULL == cpuset) {
-                        opal_output(0, "Cannot print NULL cpuset");
+                    hwloc_cpuset_t mycpus;
+                    /* get the cpus we are bound to */
+                    mycpus = hwloc_bitmap_alloc();
+                    if (hwloc_get_cpubind(opal_hwloc_topology, 
+                                          mycpus, 
+                                          HWLOC_CPUBIND_PROCESS) < 0) {
+                        opal_output(0, "MCW rank %d is not bound",
+                                    child->name.vpid);
                     } else {
-                        opal_hwloc_base_cset2str(tmp1, sizeof(tmp1), cpuset);
-                        opal_hwloc_base_cset2mapstr(tmp2, sizeof(tmp2), cpuset);
+                        opal_hwloc_base_cset2str(tmp1, sizeof(tmp1), mycpus);
+                        opal_hwloc_base_cset2mapstr(tmp2, sizeof(tmp2), mycpus);
                         opal_output(0, "MCW rank %d bound to %s: %s",
                                     child->name.vpid, tmp1, tmp2);
                     }
+                    hwloc_bitmap_free(mycpus);
+                    /* avoid reporting it twice */
+                    param = mca_base_param_env_var ("hwloc_base_report_bindings");
+                    opal_unsetenv(param, &environ_copy);
+                    free(param);
                 }
                 /* set memory affinity policy */
                 if (ORTE_SUCCESS != opal_hwloc_base_set_process_membind_policy()) {