diff --git a/config/ompi_check_ucx.m4 b/config/ompi_check_ucx.m4
index 62cb693bb9b..ac0c176a07b 100644
--- a/config/ompi_check_ucx.m4
+++ b/config/ompi_check_ucx.m4
@@ -83,6 +83,18 @@ AC_DEFUN([OMPI_CHECK_UCX],[
                                             [$ompi_check_ucx_libdir],
                                             [ompi_check_ucx_happy="yes"],
                                             [ompi_check_ucx_happy="no"])
+
+
+                         OPAL_CHECK_PACKAGE([ompi_check_ucx],
+                                            [uct/api/uct.h],
+                                            [uct],
+                                            [ucp_md_query],
+                                            [],
+                                            [$ompi_check_ucx_dir],
+                                            [$ompi_check_ucx_libdir],
+                                            [ompi_check_ucx_happy="yes"],
+                                            [ompi_check_ucx_happy="no"])
+
                          CPPFLAGS="$ompi_check_ucx_$1_save_CPPFLAGS"
                          LDFLAGS="$ompi_check_ucx_$1_save_LDFLAGS"
                          LIBS="$ompi_check_ucx_$1_save_LIBS"