diff --git a/gfsphysics/GFS_layer/GFS_typedefs.F90 b/gfsphysics/GFS_layer/GFS_typedefs.F90
index 49af16995..bfd275386 100644
--- a/gfsphysics/GFS_layer/GFS_typedefs.F90
+++ b/gfsphysics/GFS_layer/GFS_typedefs.F90
@@ -738,6 +738,7 @@ module GFS_typedefs
     integer              :: isot            !< isot = 0   => Zobler soil type  ( 9 category)
                                             !< isot = 1   => STATSGO soil type (19 category, AKA 'STAS'(?))
                                             !< isot = 2   => STAS-RUC soil type (19 category, NOAH WRFv4 only)
+#ifdef CCPP
     integer              :: lsoil_lsm       !< number of soil layers internal to land surface model
     integer              :: lsnow_lsm       !< maximum number of snow layers internal to land surface model
     integer              :: lsnow_lsm_lbound!< lower bound for snow arrays, depending on lsnow_lsm