diff --git a/opal/mca/common/ucx/common_ucx.c b/opal/mca/common/ucx/common_ucx.c
index 0225231e32f..1cd250e8944 100644
--- a/opal/mca/common/ucx/common_ucx.c
+++ b/opal/mca/common/ucx/common_ucx.c
@@ -416,8 +416,10 @@ OPAL_DECLSPEC int opal_common_ucx_mca_pmix_fence(ucp_worker_h worker)
         return ret;
     }
 
-    while (!fenced) {
-        ucp_worker_progress(worker);
+    MCA_COMMON_UCX_PROGRESS_LOOP(worker) {
+        if(fenced) {
+            break;
+        }
     }
 
     return ret;