diff --git a/lnet/autoconf/lustre-lnet.m4 b/lnet/autoconf/lustre-lnet.m4
index df242b0517349aeec797cef60f9d300e40d2ca83..734d8023becd8905958eefa7403e445477e12ef5 100644
--- a/lnet/autoconf/lustre-lnet.m4
+++ b/lnet/autoconf/lustre-lnet.m4
@@ -460,6 +460,7 @@ if test $ENABLEO2IB -eq 0; then
 	AC_MSG_RESULT([disabled])
 else
 	o2ib_found=false
+
 	for O2IBPATH in $O2IBPATHS; do
 		if test \( -f ${O2IBPATH}/include/rdma/rdma_cm.h -a \
 			   -f ${O2IBPATH}/include/rdma/ib_cm.h -a \
@@ -469,6 +470,7 @@ else
 			break
  		fi
 	done
+
 	if ! $o2ib_found; then
 		AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
 		case $ENABLEO2IB in
@@ -536,23 +538,41 @@ else
 			fi
 		fi
 
-		# version checking is a hack and isn't reliable,
-		# we need verify it with each new ofed release
-
-		if grep -q ib_dma_map_single \
-			${O2IBPATH}/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h; then
-			if grep -q comp_vector \
-				${O2IBPATH}/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h; then
-				IBLND_OFED_VERSION="1025"
-			else
-				IBLND_OFED_VERSION="1020"
-			fi
-		else
-			IBLND_OFED_VERSION="1010"
-		fi
-
-		AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(IBLND_OFED_VERSION, $IBLND_OFED_VERSION,
-				   [OFED version])
+                LB_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+		        #include <linux/version.h>
+		        #include <linux/pci.h>
+		        #if !HAVE_GFP_T
+		        typedef int gfp_t;
+		        #endif
+		        #include <rdma/ib_verbs.h>
+                ],[
+                        ib_dma_map_single(NULL, NULL, 0, 0);
+                        return 0;
+                ],[
+                        AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+                        AC_DEFINE(HAVE_OFED_IB_DMA_MAP, 1,
+                                  [ib_dma_map_single defined])
+                ],[
+                        AC_MSG_RESULT(NO)
+                ])
+
+                LB_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+		        #include <linux/version.h>
+		        #include <linux/pci.h>
+		        #if !HAVE_GFP_T
+		        typedef int gfp_t;
+		        #endif
+		        #include <rdma/ib_verbs.h>
+                ],[
+                        ib_create_cq(NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, 0);
+                        return 0;
+                ],[
+                        AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+                        AC_DEFINE(HAVE_OFED_IB_COMP_VECTOR, 1,
+                                  [has completion vector])
+                ],[
+                        AC_MSG_RESULT(NO)
+                ])
 
 		EXTRA_KCFLAGS="$EXTRA_KCFLAGS_save"
 	fi
diff --git a/lnet/klnds/o2iblnd/o2iblnd.c b/lnet/klnds/o2iblnd/o2iblnd.c
index 3aea97abb83661d3586298127b6d8f037f558635..9ca7c2828d98ba2a4718d96b7b2754a7df4744b1 100644
--- a/lnet/klnds/o2iblnd/o2iblnd.c
+++ b/lnet/klnds/o2iblnd/o2iblnd.c
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ kiblnd_create_conn (kib_peer_t *peer, struct rdma_cm_id *cmid, int state)
                 }
         }
 
-#if (IBLND_OFED_VERSION == 1025)
+#ifdef HAVE_OFED_IB_COMP_VECTOR
         cq = ib_create_cq(cmid->device,
                           kiblnd_cq_completion, kiblnd_cq_event, conn,
                           IBLND_CQ_ENTRIES(), 0);
diff --git a/lnet/klnds/o2iblnd/o2iblnd.h b/lnet/klnds/o2iblnd/o2iblnd.h
index 55d829d400499871bc6d511400082d821174bfc3..d83caaa3e6b0e2e40aa169ebc65d4eea7eb9083a 100644
--- a/lnet/klnds/o2iblnd/o2iblnd.h
+++ b/lnet/klnds/o2iblnd/o2iblnd.h
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ kiblnd_rd_size (kib_rdma_desc_t *rd)
 }
 #endif
 
-#if (IBLND_OFED_VERSION == 1020) || (IBLND_OFED_VERSION == 1025)
+#ifdef HAVE_OFED_IB_DMA_MAP
 
 static inline __u64 kiblnd_dma_map_single(struct ib_device *dev,
                                           void *msg, size_t size,
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ static inline unsigned int kiblnd_sg_dma_len(struct ib_device *dev,
 #define KIBLND_CONN_PARAM(e)            ((e)->param.conn.private_data)
 #define KIBLND_CONN_PARAM_LEN(e)        ((e)->param.conn.private_data_len)
 
-#elif (IBLND_OFED_VERSION == 1010)
+#else
 
 static inline dma_addr_t kiblnd_dma_map_single(struct ib_device *dev,
                                                void *msg, size_t size,