diff --git a/ompi/mca/coll/libnbc/nbc_ibarrier.c b/ompi/mca/coll/libnbc/nbc_ibarrier.c
index ce3a5631231..4e43df28c4b 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/coll/libnbc/nbc_ibarrier.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/coll/libnbc/nbc_ibarrier.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ int ompi_coll_libnbc_ibarrier_inter(struct ompi_communicator_t *comm, ompi_reque
     }
 
     /* inform remote peers that all local peers have entered the barrier */
-    for (int peer = 0 ; peer < rsize ; ++peer) {
+    for (int peer = 1; peer < rsize ; ++peer) {
       res = NBC_Sched_send (0, true, 1, MPI_BYTE, peer, schedule, false);
       if (OPAL_UNLIKELY(OMPI_SUCCESS != res)) {
         NBC_Return_handle (handle);