diff --git a/tools/mksurfdata_esmf/src/mksoiltexMod.F90 b/tools/mksurfdata_esmf/src/mksoiltexMod.F90
index 91cd6958f3..2e964e45fb 100644
--- a/tools/mksurfdata_esmf/src/mksoiltexMod.F90
+++ b/tools/mksurfdata_esmf/src/mksoiltexMod.F90
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ module mksoiltexMod
   implicit none
   private ! By default make data private
 
+  #include <mpif.h>
+
   public :: mksoiltex      ! Set soil texture
 
   integer                :: mapunit_value_max