diff --git a/prov/usnic/src/usdf_dgram.h b/prov/usnic/src/usdf_dgram.h
index a82e2de14ef..61987457b26 100644
--- a/prov/usnic/src/usdf_dgram.h
+++ b/prov/usnic/src/usdf_dgram.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 #define USDF_DGRAM_SUPP_RECVMSG_FLAGS (FI_COMPLETION)
 #define USDF_DGRAM_IOV_LIMIT (USDF_DGRAM_DFLT_SGE)
 #define USDF_DGRAM_RMA_IOV_LIMIT 0
+#define USDF_DGRAM_CNTR_CNT 0
 
 
 int usdf_dgram_fill_rx_attr(struct fi_info *hints,
diff --git a/prov/usnic/src/usdf_ep_dgram.c b/prov/usnic/src/usdf_ep_dgram.c
index 991e0767697..178ac65b05d 100644
--- a/prov/usnic/src/usdf_ep_dgram.c
+++ b/prov/usnic/src/usdf_ep_dgram.c
@@ -417,7 +417,8 @@ static const struct fi_domain_attr dgram_dflt_domain_attr = {
 	.control_progress = FI_PROGRESS_AUTO,
 	.data_progress = FI_PROGRESS_MANUAL,
 	.resource_mgmt = FI_RM_DISABLED,
-	.mr_mode = OFI_MR_BASIC_MAP | FI_MR_LOCAL
+	.mr_mode = OFI_MR_BASIC_MAP | FI_MR_LOCAL,
+	.cntr_cnt = USDF_DGRAM_CNTR_CNT
 };
 
 /*******************************************************************************
diff --git a/prov/usnic/src/usdf_ep_msg.c b/prov/usnic/src/usdf_ep_msg.c
index 063be876081..fffeaa80baf 100644
--- a/prov/usnic/src/usdf_ep_msg.c
+++ b/prov/usnic/src/usdf_ep_msg.c
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ static const struct fi_domain_attr msg_dflt_domain_attr = {
 	.data_progress = FI_PROGRESS_MANUAL,
 	.resource_mgmt = FI_RM_DISABLED,
 	.mr_mode = OFI_MR_BASIC_MAP | FI_MR_LOCAL,
+	.cntr_cnt = USDF_MSG_CNTR_CNT
 };
 
 /*******************************************************************************
diff --git a/prov/usnic/src/usdf_ep_rdm.c b/prov/usnic/src/usdf_ep_rdm.c
index 3182f1b4a4e..b97fa1abe74 100644
--- a/prov/usnic/src/usdf_ep_rdm.c
+++ b/prov/usnic/src/usdf_ep_rdm.c
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ static const struct fi_domain_attr rdm_dflt_domain_attr = {
 	.control_progress = FI_PROGRESS_AUTO,
 	.data_progress = FI_PROGRESS_MANUAL,
 	.resource_mgmt = FI_RM_DISABLED,
-	.mr_mode = OFI_MR_BASIC_MAP | FI_MR_LOCAL
+	.mr_mode = OFI_MR_BASIC_MAP | FI_MR_LOCAL,
+	.cntr_cnt = USDF_RDM_CNTR_CNT
 };
 
 /*******************************************************************************
diff --git a/prov/usnic/src/usdf_msg.h b/prov/usnic/src/usdf_msg.h
index 3e9fb1f8e84..3105daf5786 100644
--- a/prov/usnic/src/usdf_msg.h
+++ b/prov/usnic/src/usdf_msg.h
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
 #define USDF_MSG_IOV_LIMIT (USDF_MSG_DFLT_SGE)
 #define USDF_MSG_RMA_IOV_LIMIT 0
 
+#define USDF_MSG_CNTR_CNT 0
+
 #define USDF_MSG_MAX_MSG UINT_MAX
 
 #define USDF_MSG_MAX_INJECT_SIZE 64
diff --git a/prov/usnic/src/usdf_rdm.h b/prov/usnic/src/usdf_rdm.h
index 55db1b3ea06..373a3b853db 100644
--- a/prov/usnic/src/usdf_rdm.h
+++ b/prov/usnic/src/usdf_rdm.h
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
 #define USDF_RDM_IOV_LIMIT (USDF_RDM_DFLT_SGE)
 #define USDF_RDM_RMA_IOV_LIMIT 0
 
+#define USDF_RDM_CNTR_CNT 0
+
 #define USDF_RDM_MSG_ORDER (FI_ORDER_NONE)
 #define USDF_RDM_COMP_ORDER (FI_ORDER_NONE)