diff --git a/ompi/mca/mtl/ofi/mtl_ofi_component.c b/ompi/mca/mtl/ofi/mtl_ofi_component.c
index 4fb44ecdf42..c794a8c8357 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/mtl/ofi/mtl_ofi_component.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/mtl/ofi/mtl_ofi_component.c
@@ -832,7 +832,8 @@ ompi_mtl_ofi_component_init(bool enable_progress_threads,
          * have a problem here since it uses fi_mr_regattr only within the context of an rcache, and manages the
          * requested_key field in this way.
          */
-         if (!strncasecmp(prov->fabric_attr->prov_name, "cxi", 3)) {
+         if ((NULL != strstr(prov->fabric_attr->prov_name, "cxi")) ||
+             (NULL != strstr(prov->fabric_attr->prov_name, "CXI")) ) {
              ompi_mtl_ofi.hmem_needs_reg = false;
          }