diff --git a/src/modules/transport/common/env_defs.h b/src/modules/transport/common/env_defs.h
index aafc312..be844b7 100644
--- a/src/modules/transport/common/env_defs.h
+++ b/src/modules/transport/common/env_defs.h
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ NVSHMEMI_ENV_DEF(DISABLE_LOCAL_ONLY_PROXY, bool, false, NVSHMEMI_ENV_CAT_TRANSPO
 NVSHMEMI_ENV_DEF(LIBFABRIC_PROVIDER, string, "cxi", NVSHMEMI_ENV_CAT_TRANSPORT,
                  "Set the feature set provider for the libfabric transport: cxi, efa, verbs")
 
+NVSHMEMI_ENV_DEF(DISABLE_LIBFABRIC_EFA_DIRECT, bool, false, NVSHMEMI_ENV_CAT_TRANSPORT,
+                 "Disable EFA direct fabric and use efa instead")
+
 #if defined(NVSHMEM_IBGDA_SUPPORT) || defined(NVSHMEM_ENV_ALL)
 /** GPU-initiated communication **/
 NVSHMEMI_ENV_DEF(IBGDA_ENABLE_MULTI_PORT, bool, false, NVSHMEMI_ENV_CAT_TRANSPORT,
diff --git a/src/modules/transport/libfabric/libfabric.cpp b/src/modules/transport/libfabric/libfabric.cpp
index 927c079..f897dfc 100644
--- a/src/modules/transport/libfabric/libfabric.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/transport/libfabric/libfabric.cpp
@@ -1907,7 +1907,7 @@ static int nvshmemt_libfabric_finalize(nvshmem_transport_t transport) {
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int nvshmemi_libfabric_init_state(nvshmem_transport_t t, nvshmemt_libfabric_state_t *state) {
+static int nvshmemi_libfabric_init_state(nvshmem_transport_t t, nvshmemt_libfabric_state_t *state, struct nvshmemi_options_s *options) {
     struct fi_info info;
     struct fi_tx_attr tx_attr;
     struct fi_rx_attr rx_attr;
@@ -1952,6 +1952,9 @@ static int nvshmemi_libfabric_init_state(nvshmem_transport_t t, nvshmemt_libfabr
             FI_MR_LOCAL | FI_MR_VIRT_ADDR | FI_MR_ALLOCATED | FI_MR_PROV_KEY | FI_MR_HMEM;
         info.caps |= FI_MSG;
         info.caps |= FI_SOURCE;
+        if (options->DISABLE_LIBFABRIC_EFA_DIRECT) {
+            info.fabric_attr->name = strdup("efa");
+        }
     }
 
     if (use_staged_atomics) {
@@ -2209,7 +2212,7 @@ int nvshmemt_init(nvshmem_transport_t *t, struct nvshmemi_cuda_fn_table *table,
 #undef NVSHMEMI_SET_ENV_VAR
 
     /* Prepare fabric state information. */
-    status = nvshmemi_libfabric_init_state(transport, libfabric_state);
+    status = nvshmemi_libfabric_init_state(transport, libfabric_state, &options);
     if (status) {
         NVSHMEMI_ERROR_JMP(status, NVSHMEMX_ERROR_INTERNAL, out_clean,
                            "Failed to initialize the libfabric state.\n");