diff --git a/ompi/mca/coll/hcoll/coll_hcoll_rte.c b/ompi/mca/coll/hcoll/coll_hcoll_rte.c
index c5b4651888..a4783c4044 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/coll/hcoll/coll_hcoll_rte.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/coll/hcoll/coll_hcoll_rte.c
@@ -408,6 +408,7 @@ static void* get_coll_handle(void)
     ompi_req->req_status.MPI_ERROR = MPI_SUCCESS;
     ompi_req->req_state = OMPI_REQUEST_ACTIVE;
     ompi_req->req_free = request_free;
+    ompi_req->req_type = OMPI_REQUEST_COLL;
     return (void *)ompi_req;
 }