diff --git a/ompi/mca/coll/hcoll/coll_hcoll_rte.c b/ompi/mca/coll/hcoll/coll_hcoll_rte.c
index f9f3c80181..907ede046f 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/coll/hcoll/coll_hcoll_rte.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/coll/hcoll/coll_hcoll_rte.c
@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@ 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;
 }