diff --git a/prov/efa/src/efa_mr.c b/prov/efa/src/efa_mr.c
index c803ff42cf3..161707a7dab 100644
--- a/prov/efa/src/efa_mr.c
+++ b/prov/efa/src/efa_mr.c
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ static int efa_mr_cache_regattr(struct fid *fid, const struct fi_mr_attr *attr,
 	domain = container_of(fid, struct efa_domain,
 			      util_domain.domain_fid.fid);
 
-	assert(attr->iov_count == 1);
+	assert(attr->iov_count > 0 && attr->iov_count <= domain->info->domain_attr->mr_iov_limit);
 	ofi_mr_info_get_iov_from_mr_attr(&info, attr, flags);
 	info.iface = attr->iface;
 	info.device = attr->device.reserved;
diff --git a/prov/efa/src/rdm/efa_rdm_ep_utils.c b/prov/efa/src/rdm/efa_rdm_ep_utils.c
index 1755f7fa8af..2968a096318 100644
--- a/prov/efa/src/rdm/efa_rdm_ep_utils.c
+++ b/prov/efa/src/rdm/efa_rdm_ep_utils.c
@@ -211,6 +211,9 @@ int efa_rdm_ep_post_user_recv_buf(struct efa_rdm_ep *ep, struct efa_rdm_ope *rxe
 	struct efa_mr *mr;
 	int err;
 
+	/*
+	 * TODO remove/change assert expression when function logic is fixed
+	 */
 	assert(rxe->iov_count == 1);
 	assert(rxe->iov[0].iov_len >= ep->msg_prefix_size);
 	pkt_entry = (struct efa_rdm_pke *)rxe->iov[0].iov_base;
diff --git a/prov/efa/src/rdm/efa_rdm_ope.c b/prov/efa/src/rdm/efa_rdm_ope.c
index e331c72f67c..c326a9b806c 100644
--- a/prov/efa/src/rdm/efa_rdm_ope.c
+++ b/prov/efa/src/rdm/efa_rdm_ope.c
@@ -1204,7 +1204,7 @@ ssize_t efa_rdm_txe_prepare_local_read_pkt_entry(struct efa_rdm_ope *txe)
 	struct efa_rdm_pke *pkt_entry_copy;
 
 	assert(txe->type == EFA_RDM_TXE);
-	assert(txe->rma_iov_count == 1);
+	assert(txe->rma_iov_count > 0 && txe->rma_iov_count <= efa_rdm_ep_domain(txe->ep)->info->tx_attr->rma_iov_limit);
 
 	pkt_entry = txe->local_read_pkt_entry;
 	if (pkt_entry->mr && !(txe->ep->sendrecv_in_order_aligned_128_bytes))
@@ -1286,11 +1286,11 @@ int efa_rdm_ope_post_read(struct efa_rdm_ope *ope)
 	struct efa_rdm_ep *ep;
 	struct efa_rdm_pke *pkt_entry;
 
-	assert(ope->iov_count > 0);
-	assert(ope->rma_iov_count > 0);
-
 	ep = ope->ep;
 
+	assert(ope->iov_count > 0 && ope->iov_count <= efa_rdm_ep_domain(ep)->info->tx_attr->iov_limit);
+	assert(ope->rma_iov_count > 0 && ope->rma_iov_count <= efa_rdm_ep_domain(ep)->info->tx_attr->rma_iov_limit);
+
 	if (ope->bytes_read_total_len == 0) {
 
 		/* According to libfabric document
@@ -1431,9 +1431,11 @@ int efa_rdm_ope_post_remote_write(struct efa_rdm_ope *ope)
 	struct efa_rdm_ep *ep;
 	struct efa_rdm_pke *pkt_entry;
 
-	assert(ope->iov_count > 0);
-	assert(ope->rma_iov_count > 0);
 	ep = ope->ep;
+
+	assert(ope->iov_count > 0 && ope->iov_count <= efa_rdm_ep_domain(ep)->info->tx_attr->iov_limit);
+	assert(ope->rma_iov_count > 0 && ope->rma_iov_count <= efa_rdm_ep_domain(ep)->info->tx_attr->rma_iov_limit);
+
 	if (ope->bytes_write_total_len == 0) {
 		/* According to libfabric document
 		 *     https://ofiwg.github.io/libfabric/main/man/fi_rma.3.html