diff --git a/projects/rccl/src/transport/net_ib.cc b/projects/rccl/src/transport/net_ib.cc
index e75106cf41..6886e27fe5 100644
--- a/projects/rccl/src/transport/net_ib.cc
+++ b/projects/rccl/src/transport/net_ib.cc
@@ -942,8 +942,9 @@ ncclResult_t ncclIbInitCommDevBase(int ibDevN, struct ncclIbNetCommDevBase* base
   base->pd = ibDev->pd;
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&ibDev->lock);
 
-  // Recv requests can generate 2 completions (one for the post FIFO, one for the Recv).
-  NCCLCHECK(wrap_ibv_create_cq(&base->cq, ibDev->context, 2*MAX_REQUESTS*ncclParamIbQpsPerConn(), NULL, NULL, 0));
+  // CQ is sized to accommodate the max SQ + RQ WQE completions. If each SQ WQE could be signaled, then,
+  // for each QP, there can be 2*MAX_REQUESTS completions for SQ and MAX_REQUESTS completions for RQ. 
+  NCCLCHECK(wrap_ibv_create_cq(&base->cq, ibDev->context, 3*MAX_REQUESTS*ncclParamIbQpsPerConn(), NULL, NULL, 0));
 
   return ncclSuccess;
 }