diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/yalla/pml_yalla.c b/ompi/mca/pml/yalla/pml_yalla.c
index 82c7f6fc98..cc1513b9e4 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/yalla/pml_yalla.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/yalla/pml_yalla.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ int mca_pml_yalla_open(void)
 
     /* Read options */
     error = mxm_config_read_opts(&ompi_pml_yalla.ctx_opts, &ompi_pml_yalla.ep_opts,
-                                 "PML", NULL, 0);
+                                 "MPI", NULL, 0);
     if (MXM_OK != error) {
         return OMPI_ERROR;
     }