diff --git a/ompi/mca/mtl/ofi/mtl_ofi_request.h b/ompi/mca/mtl/ofi/mtl_ofi_request.h
index cb746f341db..47c4c621668 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/mtl/ofi/mtl_ofi_request.h
+++ b/ompi/mca/mtl/ofi/mtl_ofi_request.h
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
 #ifndef OMPI_MTL_OFI_REQUEST_H
 #define OMPI_MTL_OFI_REQUEST_H
 
-#include "mtl_ofi.h"
+#ifndef container_of
+#    define container_of(ptr, type, member) ((type *) (((char *) (ptr)) - offsetof(type, member)))
+#endif
 
 #define TO_OFI_REQ(_ptr_ctx) \
     container_of((_ptr_ctx), struct ompi_mtl_ofi_request_t, ctx)