diff --git a/src/include/net.h b/src/include/net.h
index a6ac5ba327..29afc41b78 100644
--- a/src/include/net.h
+++ b/src/include/net.h
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ static ncclResult_t ncclNetCloseListen(void* listenComm) { NCCLCHECK(ncclNet->cl
 static ncclResult_t ncclGpuGdrSupport(int* gdrSupport) {
   int netDevs;
   NCCLCHECK(ncclNetDevices(&netDevs));
+  pthread_mutex_t ncclParamMutexGpuGdrSupport = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
+  static int gdrSupportCached[16] = {-1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1};
+  int cudaDev;
+  CUDACHECK(hipGetDevice(&cudaDev));
+  if (gdrSupportCached[cudaDev] != -1) {
+    *gdrSupport = gdrSupportCached[cudaDev];
+    return ncclSuccess;
+  }
   *gdrSupport = 0;
   for (int dev=0; dev<netDevs; dev++) {
     // Find a net device which is GDR-capable
@@ -51,6 +59,7 @@ static ncclResult_t ncclGpuGdrSupport(int* gdrSupport) {
     ncclNetHandle_t handle;
     void* gpuPtr = NULL;
     void* mHandle = NULL;
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&ncclParamMutexGpuGdrSupport);
     NCCLCHECK(ncclNetListen(dev, &handle, &lComm));
     NCCLCHECK(ncclNetConnect(dev, &handle, &sComm));
     NCCLCHECK(ncclNetAccept(lComm, &rComm));
@@ -67,8 +76,10 @@ static ncclResult_t ncclGpuGdrSupport(int* gdrSupport) {
     NCCLCHECK(ncclNetCloseRecv(rComm));
     NCCLCHECK(ncclNetCloseSend(sComm));
     NCCLCHECK(ncclNetCloseListen(lComm));
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&ncclParamMutexGpuGdrSupport);
     break;
   }
+  gdrSupportCached[cudaDev] = *gdrSupport;
   return ncclSuccess;
 }