diff --git a/config/cesm/machines/config_machines.xml b/config/cesm/machines/config_machines.xml
index 8f63c3dafb2..55b4a9de53d 100644
--- a/config/cesm/machines/config_machines.xml
+++ b/config/cesm/machines/config_machines.xml
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@
 	<command name="load">  tool/parallel-netcdf/1.7.0/intel/mvapich2  </command>
       </modules>
       <modules compiler="pgi">
-	<command name="load">compiler/pgi/15.1</command>
+	<command name="load">compiler/pgi/17.04</command>
       </modules>
       <modules  compiler="pgi" mpilib="mvapich2">
 	  <command name="load">  tool/parallel-netcdf/1.6.1/pgi/mvapich2  </command>