diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq.c b/ompi/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq.c
index e0db276dfe..39946c127a 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq.c
@@ -274,17 +274,17 @@ int mca_pml_uniq_add_procs(ompi_proc_t** procs, size_t nprocs)
                     ptl->ptl_cache_bytes > 0 &&
                     NULL != ptl->ptl_request_init &&
                     NULL != ptl->ptl_request_fini) {
-                    
-                    mca_pml_base_ptl_t* ptl_base = OBJ_NEW(mca_pml_base_ptl_t);
+
+                    mca_pml_uniq_ptl_t* ptl_base = OBJ_NEW(mca_pml_uniq_ptl_t);
                     ptl_base->ptl = ptl;
                     ptl_base->ptl_cache_size = ptl->ptl_cache_size;
-                    ptl->ptl_base = ptl_base;
+                    ptl->ptl_base = (struct mca_pml_base_ptl_t*)ptl_base;
                 }
-                proc_pml->proc_ptl_first.ptl_base = ptl->ptl_base;
+                proc_pml->proc_ptl_first.ptl_base = (mca_pml_base_ptl_t*)ptl->ptl_base;
                 proc_pml->proc_ptl_first.ptl_peer = ptl_peers[p];
                 proc_pml->proc_ptl_first.ptl = ptl;
 #if PML_UNIQ_ACCEPT_NEXT_PTL
-                proc_pml->proc_ptl_next.ptl_base = ptl->ptl_base;
+                proc_pml->proc_ptl_next.ptl_base = (mca_pml_base_ptl_t*)ptl->ptl_base;
                 proc_pml->proc_ptl_next.ptl_peer = ptl_peers[p];
                 proc_pml->proc_ptl_next.ptl = ptl;
 #endif  /* PML_UNIQ_ACCEPT_NEXT_PTL */
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_proc.h b/ompi/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_proc.h
index 8b388574f4..59f5b647ee 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_proc.h
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_proc.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ extern "C" {
     */
    struct mca_ptl_proc_t {
       struct mca_ptl_base_peer_t* ptl_peer; /**< PTL addressing info */
-      struct mca_pml_base_ptl_t* ptl_base;  /**< PML specific PTL info */
+      struct mca_pml_uniq_ptl_t* ptl_base;  /**< PML specific PTL info */
       mca_ptl_base_module_t *ptl;           /**< PTL module */
    };
    typedef struct mca_ptl_proc_t mca_ptl_proc_t;
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_ptl.c b/ompi/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_ptl.c
index be575d7fb6..61bd9297c0 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_ptl.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_ptl.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "pml_uniq_ptl.h"
 
-static void mca_pml_uniq_ptl_construct(mca_pml_base_ptl_t* ptl)
+static void mca_pml_uniq_ptl_construct(mca_pml_uniq_ptl_t* ptl)
 {
     OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&ptl->ptl_cache, opal_list_t);
     OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&ptl->ptl_cache_lock, opal_mutex_t);
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ static void mca_pml_uniq_ptl_construct(mca_pml_base_ptl_t* ptl)
     ptl->ptl_cache_alloc = 0;
 }
 
-static void mca_pml_uniq_ptl_destruct(mca_pml_base_ptl_t* ptl)
+static void mca_pml_uniq_ptl_destruct(mca_pml_uniq_ptl_t* ptl)
 {
     OBJ_DESTRUCT(&ptl->ptl_cache);
     OBJ_DESTRUCT(&ptl->ptl_cache_lock);
 }
 
 OBJ_CLASS_INSTANCE(
-    mca_pml_base_ptl_t,
+    mca_pml_uniq_ptl_t,
     opal_list_t,
     mca_pml_uniq_ptl_construct,
     mca_pml_uniq_ptl_destruct
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_ptl.h b/ompi/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_ptl.h
index 8dbdb3144c..8f26bf5455 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_ptl.h
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_ptl.h
@@ -27,16 +27,17 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 
-struct mca_pml_base_ptl_t {
+struct mca_pml_uniq_ptl_t {
     opal_list_t       ptl_cache;       /**< cache of send requests */
     size_t            ptl_cache_size;  /**< maximum size of cache */
     size_t            ptl_cache_alloc; /**< current number of allocated items */
     opal_mutex_t      ptl_cache_lock;  /**< lock for queue access */
     struct mca_ptl_base_module_t* ptl; /**< back pointer to ptl */
 };
-typedef struct mca_pml_base_ptl_t mca_pml_base_ptl_t;
+typedef struct mca_pml_uniq_ptl_t mca_pml_uniq_ptl_t;
+typedef struct mca_pml_uniq_ptl_t mca_pml_base_ptl_t;
 
-OBJ_CLASS_DECLARATION(mca_pml_base_ptl_t);
+OBJ_CLASS_DECLARATION(mca_pml_uniq_ptl_t);
 
 #if defined(c_plusplus) || defined(__cplusplus)
 }
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_recvreq.h b/ompi/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_recvreq.h
index 71ec10e0ad..830eb11d7b 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_recvreq.h
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_recvreq.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ OBJ_CLASS_DECLARATION(mca_pml_uniq_recv_request_t);
  * @param request (IN)   Request to match.
  */
 void mca_pml_uniq_recv_request_match_wild(mca_ptl_base_recv_request_t* request);
-                                                                                                                                 
+
 /**
  * Attempt to match the request against the unexpected fragment list
  * for a specific source rank.
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ void mca_pml_uniq_recv_request_match_wild(mca_ptl_base_recv_request_t* request);
  * @param request (IN)   Request to match.
  */
 void mca_pml_uniq_recv_request_match_specific(mca_ptl_base_recv_request_t* request);
-                                                                                                                                 
+
 /**
  * Start an initialized request.
  *
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_sendreq.h b/ompi/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_sendreq.h
index abd7d27257..6eade893b1 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_sendreq.h
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_sendreq.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ OBJ_CLASS_DECLARATION(mca_pml_uniq_send_request_t);
 {                                                                          \
     mca_pml_uniq_proc_t *proc =                                            \
          (mca_pml_uniq_proc_t*) mca_pml_uniq_proc_lookup_remote(comm,dst); \
-    mca_pml_base_ptl_t* ptl_base;                                          \
+    mca_pml_uniq_ptl_t* ptl_base;                                          \
                                                                            \
     if(NULL == proc) {                                                     \
        return OMPI_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;                                    \
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ OBJ_CLASS_DECLARATION(mca_pml_uniq_send_request_t);
 #define MCA_PML_UNIQ_SEND_REQUEST_RETURN(sendreq)                          \
 {                                                                          \
     mca_ptl_base_module_t* ptl = (sendreq)->req_ptl;                       \
-    mca_pml_base_ptl_t* ptl_base = ptl->ptl_base;                          \
+    mca_pml_uniq_ptl_t* ptl_base = (mca_pml_uniq_ptl_t*)ptl->ptl_base;     \
                                                                            \
     /*  Let the base handle the reference counts */                        \
     MCA_PML_BASE_SEND_REQUEST_FINI( &((sendreq)->req_send) );              \