diff --git a/tools/mksurfdata_esmf/src/mksoiltexMod.F90 b/tools/mksurfdata_esmf/src/mksoiltexMod.F90
index 2e964e45fb..4d24372729 100644
--- a/tools/mksurfdata_esmf/src/mksoiltexMod.F90
+++ b/tools/mksurfdata_esmf/src/mksoiltexMod.F90
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module mksoiltexMod
   implicit none
   private ! By default make data private
 
-  #include <mpif.h>
+#include <mpif.h>
 
   public :: mksoiltex      ! Set soil texture