diff --git a/include/ofi_mr.h b/include/ofi_mr.h
index a353dc4935b..ca5b2702ada 100644
--- a/include/ofi_mr.h
+++ b/include/ofi_mr.h
@@ -311,6 +311,17 @@ void ofi_mr_get_iov_from_dmabuf(struct iovec *iov,
 	}
 }
 
+static inline
+void ofi_mr_info_get_iov_from_mr_attr(struct ofi_mr_info *info,
+				const struct fi_mr_attr *attr,
+				uint64_t flags)
+{
+	if (flags & FI_MR_DMABUF)
+		ofi_mr_get_iov_from_dmabuf(&info->iov, attr->dmabuf, 1);
+	else
+		info->iov = *attr->mr_iov;
+}
+
 void ofi_mr_update_attr(uint32_t user_version, uint64_t caps,
 			const struct fi_mr_attr *user_attr,
 			struct fi_mr_attr *cur_abi_attr,
@@ -428,9 +439,10 @@ int ofi_mr_cache_search(struct ofi_mr_cache *cache,
  *				with the cache.
  */
 struct ofi_mr_entry *ofi_mr_cache_find(struct ofi_mr_cache *cache,
-				       const struct fi_mr_attr *attr);
+				       const struct fi_mr_attr *attr,
+				       uint64_t flags);
 int ofi_mr_cache_reg(struct ofi_mr_cache *cache, const struct fi_mr_attr *attr,
-		     struct ofi_mr_entry **entry);
+		     struct ofi_mr_entry **entry, uint64_t flags);
 void ofi_mr_cache_delete(struct ofi_mr_cache *cache, struct ofi_mr_entry *entry);
 
 
diff --git a/prov/efa/src/efa_mr.c b/prov/efa/src/efa_mr.c
index 4a6be4d054a..6068af624a7 100644
--- a/prov/efa/src/efa_mr.c
+++ b/prov/efa/src/efa_mr.c
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ static int efa_mr_cache_regattr(struct fid *fid, const struct fi_mr_attr *attr,
 			      util_domain.domain_fid.fid);
 
 	assert(attr->iov_count == 1);
-	info.iov = *attr->mr_iov;
+	ofi_mr_info_get_iov_from_mr_attr(&info, attr, flags);
 	info.iface = attr->iface;
 	info.device = attr->device.reserved;
 	ret = ofi_mr_cache_search(domain->cache, &info, &entry);
diff --git a/prov/util/src/util_mr_cache.c b/prov/util/src/util_mr_cache.c
index dd00cd537bf..f2148e56267 100644
--- a/prov/util/src/util_mr_cache.c
+++ b/prov/util/src/util_mr_cache.c
@@ -389,7 +389,8 @@ int ofi_mr_cache_search(struct ofi_mr_cache *cache, const struct ofi_mr_info *in
 }
 
 struct ofi_mr_entry *ofi_mr_cache_find(struct ofi_mr_cache *cache,
-				       const struct fi_mr_attr *attr)
+				       const struct fi_mr_attr *attr,
+				       uint64_t flags)
 {
 	struct ofi_mr_info info;
 	struct ofi_mr_entry *entry;
@@ -410,7 +411,7 @@ struct ofi_mr_entry *ofi_mr_cache_find(struct ofi_mr_cache *cache,
 	cache->search_cnt++;
 
 	info.peer_id = 0;
-	info.iov = *attr->mr_iov;
+	ofi_mr_info_get_iov_from_mr_attr(&info, attr, flags);
 	entry = ofi_mr_rbt_find(&cache->tree, &info);
 	if (!entry) {
 		goto unlock;
@@ -436,7 +437,7 @@ struct ofi_mr_entry *ofi_mr_cache_find(struct ofi_mr_cache *cache,
 }
 
 int ofi_mr_cache_reg(struct ofi_mr_cache *cache, const struct fi_mr_attr *attr,
-		     struct ofi_mr_entry **entry)
+		     struct ofi_mr_entry **entry, uint64_t flags)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -453,7 +454,7 @@ int ofi_mr_cache_reg(struct ofi_mr_cache *cache, const struct fi_mr_attr *attr,
 	cache->uncached_size += attr->mr_iov->iov_len;
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mm_lock);
 
-	(*entry)->info.iov = *attr->mr_iov;
+	ofi_mr_info_get_iov_from_mr_attr(&(*entry)->info, attr, flags);
 	(*entry)->use_cnt = 1;
 	(*entry)->node = NULL;
 
diff --git a/prov/verbs/src/verbs_mr.c b/prov/verbs/src/verbs_mr.c
index d6c9771d55f..b941ab3e502 100644
--- a/prov/verbs/src/verbs_mr.c
+++ b/prov/verbs/src/verbs_mr.c
@@ -333,12 +333,12 @@ vrb_mr_cache_reg(struct vrb_domain *domain, const void *buf, size_t len,
 	attr.iface = iface;
 	attr.device.reserved = device;
 	assert(attr.iov_count == 1);
-	info.iov = iov;
+	ofi_mr_info_get_iov_from_mr_attr(&info, &attr, flags);
 	info.iface = iface;
 	info.device = device;
 
 	ret = (flags & OFI_MR_NOCACHE) ?
-	      ofi_mr_cache_reg(&domain->cache, &attr, &entry) :
+	      ofi_mr_cache_reg(&domain->cache, &attr, &entry, flags) :
 	      ofi_mr_cache_search(&domain->cache, &info, &entry);
 	if (OFI_UNLIKELY(ret))
 		return ret;