diff --git a/config/cesm/config_files.xml b/config/cesm/config_files.xml
index 3ed9a2f2fbe..65571cd1ace 100644
--- a/config/cesm/config_files.xml
+++ b/config/cesm/config_files.xml
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@
     <type>char</type>
     <default_value>unset</default_value>
     <values>
+      <value component="norcpm"    >$SRCROOT/components/norcpm</value>
       <value component="desp"      >$CIMEROOT/src/components/data_comps/desp</value>
       <value component="sesp"      >$CIMEROOT/src/components/stub_comps/sesp</value>
     </values>