diff --git a/orte/mca/odls/alps/odls_alps_module.c b/orte/mca/odls/alps/odls_alps_module.c
index 2990d50f45..d99bd177f5 100644
--- a/orte/mca/odls/alps/odls_alps_module.c
+++ b/orte/mca/odls/alps/odls_alps_module.c
@@ -333,7 +333,11 @@ static int close_open_file_descriptors(int write_fd, orte_iof_base_io_conf_t opt
             (fd == alps_app_filedes[0]) ||
             (fd == alps_app_filedes[1])) continue;
 
-        if (fd >=3 && fd != opts.p_internal[1] && fd != write_fd) {
+        if (fd >=3 &&
+#if OPAL_PMIX_V1
+            fd != opts.p_internal[1] &&
+#endif
+            fd != write_fd) {
                         close(fd);
         }
     }
@@ -386,11 +390,13 @@ static int do_child(orte_odls_spawn_caddy_t *cd, int write_fd)
             }
             close(fdnull);
         }
+#if OPAL_PMIX_V1
         fdnull = open("/dev/null", O_RDONLY, 0);
         if (fdnull > cd->opts.p_internal[1]) {
             dup2(fdnull, cd->opts.p_internal[1]);
         }
         close(fdnull);
+#endif
     }
 
     if (ORTE_SUCCESS != close_open_file_descriptors(write_fd, cd->opts)) {
@@ -475,7 +481,9 @@ static int do_parent(orte_odls_spawn_caddy_t *cd, int read_fd)
     if( !orte_iof_base.redirect_app_stderr_to_stdout ) {
         close(cd->opts.p_stderr[1]);
     }
+#if OPAL_PMIX_V1
     close(cd->opts.p_internal[1]);
+#endif
 
     /* Block reading a message from the pipe */
     while (1) {