diff --git a/CIME/data/config/cesm/config_files.xml b/CIME/data/config/cesm/config_files.xml
index 47266bf5605..a83773d2335 100644
--- a/CIME/data/config/cesm/config_files.xml
+++ b/CIME/data/config/cesm/config_files.xml
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@
       <value component="mom"       >$COMP_ROOT_DIR_OCN/cime_config/config_pes.xml</value>
       <value component="nemo"      >$COMP_ROOT_DIR_OCN/cime_config/config_pes.xml</value>
       <value component="blom"      >$COMP_ROOT_DIR_OCN/cime_config/config_pes.xml</value>
+      <value component="ww3dev"    >$COMP_ROOT_DIR_WAV/cime_config/config_pes.xml</value>
     </values>
     <group>case_last</group>
     <file>env_case.xml</file>