diff --git a/scm/src/GFS_typedefs.F90 b/scm/src/GFS_typedefs.F90
index 1f88629ad..bb6b42795 100644
--- a/scm/src/GFS_typedefs.F90
+++ b/scm/src/GFS_typedefs.F90
@@ -3161,6 +3161,7 @@ subroutine control_initialize (Model, nlunit, fn_nml, me, master, &
                                  communicator, ntasks, nthreads)
 
 !--- modules
+    use w3emc,            only: w3difdat
     use physcons,         only: con_rerth, con_pi, con_p0, rhowater
     use mersenne_twister, only: random_setseed, random_number
     use parse_tracers,    only: get_tracer_index
diff --git a/scm/src/GFS_typedefs.meta b/scm/src/GFS_typedefs.meta
index 20095ea4d..0a70e509a 100644
--- a/scm/src/GFS_typedefs.meta
+++ b/scm/src/GFS_typedefs.meta
@@ -9665,6 +9665,7 @@
   relative_path = ../../ccpp/physics/physics
   dependencies = machine.F,physcons.F90,radlw_param.f,radsw_param.f
   dependencies = GFDL_parse_tracers.F90,h2o_def.f,ozne_def.f,GFS_ccpp_suite_sim_pre.F90
+  dependencies = w3emc_wrapper.F90
 
 [ccpp-arg-table]
   name = GFS_typedefs