diff --git a/src/biogeochem/CNAllocationMod.F90 b/src/biogeochem/CNAllocationMod.F90
index ff8131c9f7..4283a9da31 100644
--- a/src/biogeochem/CNAllocationMod.F90
+++ b/src/biogeochem/CNAllocationMod.F90
@@ -393,18 +393,7 @@ subroutine calc_crop_allocation_fractions(bounds, num_pcropp, filter_pcropp, &
              end do
              arepr(p,nrepr) = 1._r8 - aroot(p) - astem(p) - aleaf(p)
 
-          else if (crop_phase(p) == cphase_planted) then
-             ! pre emergence
-             ! allocation coefficients should be irrelevant because crops have no
-             ! live carbon pools
-             aleaf(p) = 1._r8
-             astem(p) = 0._r8
-             aroot(p) = 0._r8
-             do k = 1, nrepr
-                arepr(p,k) = 0._r8
-             end do
-
-          else
+          else if (crop_phase(p) /= cphase_planted)
              write(iulog,*) "ERROR in " // subname // ": unexpected crop_phase: ", crop_phase(p)
              call endrun(msg="ERROR: unexpected crop_phase "//errmsg(sourcefile, __LINE__))
           end if
diff --git a/src/biogeochem/CNPhenologyMod.F90 b/src/biogeochem/CNPhenologyMod.F90
index 3dc4879ff7..7e9ea2a08d 100644
--- a/src/biogeochem/CNPhenologyMod.F90
+++ b/src/biogeochem/CNPhenologyMod.F90
@@ -2555,7 +2555,13 @@ subroutine PlantCrop(p, leafcn_in, jday, kyr, do_plant_normal, &
          gddmin            =>    pftcon%gddmin                                 , & ! Input:
          gdd020            =>    temperature_inst%gdd020_patch                 , & ! Input:  [real(r8) (:) ]  20 yr mean of gdd0
          gdd820            =>    temperature_inst%gdd820_patch                 , & ! Input:  [real(r8) (:) ]  20 yr mean of gdd8
-         gdd1020           =>    temperature_inst%gdd1020_patch                  & ! Input:  [real(r8) (:) ]  20 yr mean of gdd10
+         gdd1020           =>    temperature_inst%gdd1020_patch                , & ! Input:  [real(r8) (:) ]  20 yr mean of gdd10
+         aleafi            =>    cnveg_state_inst%aleafi_patch                 , & ! Output: [real(r8) (:)   ]  saved allocation coefficient from phase 2
+         astemi            =>    cnveg_state_inst%astemi_patch                 , & ! Output: [real(r8) (:)   ]  saved allocation coefficient from phase 2
+         aleaf             =>    cnveg_state_inst%aleaf_patch                  , & ! Output: [real(r8) (:)   ]  leaf allocation coefficient
+         astem             =>    cnveg_state_inst%astem_patch                  , & ! Output: [real(r8) (:)   ]  stem allocation coefficient
+         aroot             =>    cnveg_state_inst%aroot_patch                  , & ! Output: [real(r8) (:)   ]  root allocation coefficient
+         arepr             =>    cnveg_state_inst%arepr_patch                    & ! Output: [real(r8) (:,:) ]  reproductive allocation coefficient(s)
          )
 
       ! impose limit on growing season length needed
@@ -2646,6 +2652,19 @@ subroutine PlantCrop(p, leafcn_in, jday, kyr, do_plant_normal, &
           gddmaturity(p) = min_gddmaturity
       endif
 
+      ! Initialize allocation coefficients.
+      ! Because crops have no live carbon pools when planted but not emerged, this shouldn't
+      ! matter unless they skip the vegetative phase (which only happens in very weird run
+      ! setups).
+      aleaf(p) = 1._r8
+      aleafi(p) = 1._r8
+      astem(p) = 0._r8
+      astemi(p) = 0._r8
+      aroot(p) = 0._r8
+      do k = 1, nrepr
+         arepr(p,k) = 0._r8
+      end do
+
     end associate
 
   end subroutine PlantCrop