diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/uct/btl_uct_frag.c b/opal/mca/btl/uct/btl_uct_frag.c
index 3e165236d05..37eee126654 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/uct/btl_uct_frag.c
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/uct/btl_uct_frag.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2018      Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
  *                         reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2025      Google, LLC. All rights reserved.
  * $COPYRIGHT$
  *
  * Additional copyrights may follow
@@ -11,29 +12,6 @@
 
 #include "btl_uct_frag.h"
 
-static void mca_btl_uct_frag_completion_compat(uct_completion_t *uct_comp, ucs_status_t status)
-{
-    mca_btl_uct_uct_completion_t *comp = (mca_btl_uct_uct_completion_t
-                                              *) ((uintptr_t) uct_comp
-                                                  - offsetof(mca_btl_uct_uct_completion_t,
-                                                             uct_comp));
-
-    BTL_VERBOSE(("frag operation complete. frag = %p. status = %d", (void *) comp->frag, status));
-
-    comp->status = status;
-    opal_fifo_push(&comp->dev_context->completion_fifo, &comp->super.super);
-}
-
-#if UCT_API >= ((1L<<UCT_MAJOR_BIT)|(10L << UCT_MINOR_BIT))
-static void mca_btl_uct_frag_completion(uct_completion_t *uct_comp) {
-    mca_btl_uct_frag_completion_compat(uct_comp, uct_comp->status);
-}
-#else
-static void mca_btl_uct_frag_completion(uct_completion_t *uct_comp, ucs_status_t status) {
-    mca_btl_uct_frag_completion_compat(uct_comp, status);
-}
-#endif
-
 static void mca_btl_uct_base_frag_constructor(mca_btl_uct_base_frag_t *frag)
 {
     mca_btl_uct_reg_t *reg = (mca_btl_uct_reg_t *) frag->base.super.registration;
@@ -42,14 +20,11 @@ static void mca_btl_uct_base_frag_constructor(mca_btl_uct_base_frag_t *frag)
     memset((char *) frag + sizeof(frag->base), 0, sizeof(*frag) - sizeof(frag->base));
 
     OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&frag->comp, mca_btl_uct_uct_completion_t);
+    frag->comp.frag = frag;
 
     frag->base.des_segments = frag->segments;
     frag->base.des_segment_count = 1;
 
-    frag->comp.uct_comp.func = mca_btl_uct_frag_completion;
-    frag->comp.uct_comp.count = 1;
-    frag->comp.frag = frag;
-
     frag->segments[0].seg_addr.pval = frag->base.super.ptr;
     frag->uct_iov.buffer = frag->base.super.ptr;
     frag->uct_iov.stride = 0;
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/uct/btl_uct_rdma.c b/opal/mca/btl/uct/btl_uct_rdma.c
index b81d0e32540..88ee8106796 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/uct/btl_uct_rdma.c
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/uct/btl_uct_rdma.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2014-2018 Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
  *                         reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2025      Google, LLC. All rights reserved.
  * $COPYRIGHT$
  *
  * Additional copyrights may follow
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ static void mca_btl_uct_uct_completion_compat(uct_completion_t *uct_comp, ucs_st
                                                   - offsetof(mca_btl_uct_uct_completion_t,
                                                              uct_comp));
 
-    BTL_VERBOSE(("network operation complete. status = %d", status));
+    BTL_VERBOSE(("network operation complete. frag = %p, status = %d", (void *) comp->frag, status));
 
     comp->status = status;
     opal_fifo_push(&comp->dev_context->completion_fifo, &comp->super.super);
@@ -26,7 +27,13 @@ static void mca_btl_uct_uct_completion_compat(uct_completion_t *uct_comp, ucs_st
 
 #if UCT_API >= ((1L<<UCT_MAJOR_BIT)|(10L << UCT_MINOR_BIT))
 static void mca_btl_uct_uct_completion(uct_completion_t *uct_comp) {
-    mca_btl_uct_uct_completion_compat(uct_comp, uct_comp->status);
+    ucs_status_t status = uct_comp->status;
+    /* reset the status now as the completion can not be accessed after calling
+     * mca_btl_uct_uct_completion_compat (may get returned) */
+    uct_comp->status = UCS_OK;
+
+    mca_btl_uct_uct_completion_compat(uct_comp, status);
+    /* do not access the completion struture here */
 }
 #else
 static void mca_btl_uct_uct_completion(uct_completion_t *uct_comp, ucs_status_t status) {
@@ -38,6 +45,11 @@ static void mca_btl_uct_uct_completion_construct(mca_btl_uct_uct_completion_t *c
 {
     comp->frag = NULL;
     comp->uct_comp.func = mca_btl_uct_uct_completion;
+    comp.uct_comp.count = 1;
+
+#if UCT_API >= ((1L<<UCT_MAJOR_BIT)|(10L << UCT_MINOR_BIT))
+    comp->uct_comp->status = UCS_OK;
+#endif
 }
 
 OBJ_CLASS_INSTANCE(mca_btl_uct_uct_completion_t, opal_free_list_item_t,