diff --git a/components/clm/bld/namelist_files/namelist_defaults_clm4_5.xml b/components/clm/bld/namelist_files/namelist_defaults_clm4_5.xml
index 8268d26dba..23cc75e7dd 100644
--- a/components/clm/bld/namelist_files/namelist_defaults_clm4_5.xml
+++ b/components/clm/bld/namelist_files/namelist_defaults_clm4_5.xml
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ attributes from the config_cache.xml file (with keys converted to upper-case).
 <paramfile phys="clm5_0">lnd/clm2/paramdata/clm5_params.c160713.nc</paramfile>
 <paramfile phys="clm4_5">lnd/clm2/paramdata/clm_params.c160713.nc</paramfile>
 
-<fates_paramfile phys="clm4_5">lnd/clm2/paramdata/fates_params.c170209.nc</fates_paramfile>
+<fates_paramfile phys="clm4_5">lnd/clm2/paramdata/fates_params.c170308.nc</fates_paramfile>
 
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 <!-- clm 5.0 BGC nitrogen model                                                                -->