diff --git a/oshmem/mca/scoll/mpi/scoll_mpi_ops.c b/oshmem/mca/scoll/mpi/scoll_mpi_ops.c
index eb03dfec2d..2aa87a0222 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/scoll/mpi/scoll_mpi_ops.c
+++ b/oshmem/mca/scoll/mpi/scoll_mpi_ops.c
@@ -107,16 +107,18 @@ int mca_scoll_mpi_collect(struct oshmem_group_t *group,
                           bool nlong_type,
                           int alg)
 {
+    ompi_datatype_t* stype = &ompi_mpi_char.dt;
+    ompi_datatype_t* rtype = &ompi_mpi_char.dt;
     mca_scoll_mpi_module_t *mpi_module;
-    ompi_datatype_t* stype;
-    ompi_datatype_t* rtype;
     int rc;
+    int len;
+    int i;
     void *sbuf, *rbuf;
+    int *disps, *recvcounts;
     MPI_COLL_VERBOSE(20,"RUNNING MPI ALLGATHER");
     mpi_module = (mca_scoll_mpi_module_t *) group->g_scoll.scoll_collect_module;
 
     if (nlong_type == true) {
-
         /* Do nothing on zero-length request */
         if (OPAL_UNLIKELY(!nlong)) {
             return OSHMEM_SUCCESS;
@@ -124,8 +126,6 @@ int mca_scoll_mpi_collect(struct oshmem_group_t *group,
 
         sbuf = (void *) source;
         rbuf = target;
-        stype =  &ompi_mpi_char.dt;
-        rtype =  &ompi_mpi_char.dt;
         /* Open SHMEM specification has the following constrains (page 85):
          * "If using C/C++, nelems must be of type integer. If you are using Fortran, it must be a
          *  default integer value". And also fortran signature says "INTEGER".
@@ -159,15 +159,52 @@ int mca_scoll_mpi_collect(struct oshmem_group_t *group,
                     SCOLL_DEFAULT_ALG);
         }
     } else {
-        MPI_COLL_VERBOSE(20,"RUNNING FALLBACK COLLECT");
-        PREVIOUS_SCOLL_FN(mpi_module, collect, group,
-            target,
-            source,
-            nlong,
-            pSync,
-            nlong_type,
-            SCOLL_DEFAULT_ALG);
+        if (INT_MAX < nlong) {
+            MPI_COLL_VERBOSE(20,"RUNNING FALLBACK COLLECT");
+            PREVIOUS_SCOLL_FN(mpi_module, collect, group,
+                              target,
+                              source,
+                              nlong,
+                              pSync,
+                              nlong_type,
+                              SCOLL_DEFAULT_ALG);
+            return rc;
+        }
+
+        len   = nlong;
+        disps = malloc(group->proc_count * sizeof(*disps));
+        if (disps == NULL) {
+            rc = OSHMEM_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
+            goto complete;
+        }
+
+        recvcounts = malloc(group->proc_count * sizeof(*recvcounts));
+        if (recvcounts == NULL) {
+            rc = OSHMEM_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
+            goto failed_mem;
+        }
+
+        rc = mpi_module->comm->c_coll->coll_allgather(&len, sizeof(len), stype, recvcounts,
+                                                      sizeof(len), rtype, mpi_module->comm,
+                                                      mpi_module->comm->c_coll->coll_allgather_module);
+        if (rc != OSHMEM_SUCCESS) {
+            goto failed_allgather;
+        }
+
+        disps[0] = 0;
+        for (i = 1; i < group->proc_count; i++) {
+            disps[i] = disps[i - 1] + recvcounts[i - 1];
+        }
+
+        rc = mpi_module->comm->c_coll->coll_allgatherv(source, nlong, stype, target, recvcounts,
+                                                       disps, rtype, mpi_module->comm,
+                                                       mpi_module->comm->c_coll->coll_allgatherv_module);
+failed_allgather:
+        free(recvcounts);
+failed_mem:
+        free(disps);
     }
+complete:
     return rc;
 }