diff --git a/ompi/mca/coll/fca/coll_fca_ops.c b/ompi/mca/coll/fca/coll_fca_ops.c
index 093bd46988..7d2711f15a 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/coll/fca/coll_fca_ops.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/coll/fca/coll_fca_ops.c
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@ int mca_coll_fca_barrier(struct ompi_communicator_t *comm,
     int ret;
 
     FCA_VERBOSE(5,"Using FCA Barrier");
+    if (OPAL_UNLIKELY(ompi_mpi_finalize_started)) {
+        FCA_VERBOSE(5, "In finalize, reverting to previous barrier");
+        goto orig_barrier;
+    }
     ret = fca_do_barrier(fca_module->fca_comm);
     if (ret < 0) {
         if (ret == -EUSEMPI) {