diff --git a/physics/rrtmgp_lw_gas_optics.F90 b/physics/rrtmgp_lw_gas_optics.F90
index 9194c0f84..03c168fe6 100644
--- a/physics/rrtmgp_lw_gas_optics.F90
+++ b/physics/rrtmgp_lw_gas_optics.F90
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ subroutine rrtmgp_lw_gas_optics_init(Model, Radtend, mpicomm, mpirank, mpiroot,
     call MPI_BCAST(npress,                          1, MPI_INTEGER, mpiroot, mpicomm, ierr)
     call MPI_BCAST(nabsorbers,                      1, MPI_INTEGER, mpiroot, mpicomm, ierr)
     call MPI_BCAST(nminorabsorbers,                 1, MPI_INTEGER, mpiroot, mpicomm, ierr)
-    call MPI_BCAST(nextraabsorbers,                 1, MPI_INTEGER, mpiroot, mpicomm, ierr)
+    call MPI_BCAST(nextrabsorbers,                  1, MPI_INTEGER, mpiroot, mpicomm, ierr)
     call MPI_BCAST(nmixingfracs,                    1, MPI_INTEGER, mpiroot, mpicomm, ierr)
     call MPI_BCAST(nlayers,                         1, MPI_INTEGER, mpiroot, mpicomm, ierr)
     call MPI_BCAST(nbnds,                           1, MPI_INTEGER, mpiroot, mpicomm, ierr)
diff --git a/physics/rrtmgp_sw_gas_optics.F90 b/physics/rrtmgp_sw_gas_optics.F90
index 632ddffb9..3cb1046fc 100644
--- a/physics/rrtmgp_sw_gas_optics.F90
+++ b/physics/rrtmgp_sw_gas_optics.F90
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ subroutine rrtmgp_sw_gas_optics_init(Model, Radtend, mpicomm, mpirank, mpiroot,
     call MPI_BCAST(npress_sw,                          1, MPI_INTEGER, mpiroot, mpicomm, ierr)
     call MPI_BCAST(nabsorbers_sw,                      1, MPI_INTEGER, mpiroot, mpicomm, ierr)
     call MPI_BCAST(nminorabsorbers_sw,                 1, MPI_INTEGER, mpiroot, mpicomm, ierr)
-    call MPI_BCAST(nextraabsorbers_sw,                 1, MPI_INTEGER, mpiroot, mpicomm, ierr)
+    call MPI_BCAST(nextrabsorbers_sw,                  1, MPI_INTEGER, mpiroot, mpicomm, ierr)
     call MPI_BCAST(nmixingfracs_sw,                    1, MPI_INTEGER, mpiroot, mpicomm, ierr)
     call MPI_BCAST(nlayers_sw,                         1, MPI_INTEGER, mpiroot, mpicomm, ierr)
     call MPI_BCAST(nbnds_sw,                           1, MPI_INTEGER, mpiroot, mpicomm, ierr)