diff --git a/components/mpas-ocean/bld/namelist_files/namelist_definition_mpaso.xml b/components/mpas-ocean/bld/namelist_files/namelist_definition_mpaso.xml
index 389dc861d642..74cc8609f8d3 100644
--- a/components/mpas-ocean/bld/namelist_files/namelist_definition_mpaso.xml
+++ b/components/mpas-ocean/bld/namelist_files/namelist_definition_mpaso.xml
@@ -1228,6 +1228,14 @@ Valid values: Any real number.
 Default: Defined in namelist_defaults.xml
 </entry>
 
+<entry id="config_subglacial_runoff_mode" type="char*1024"
+	category="forcing" group="forcing">
+Selects the mode in which subglacial runoff fluxes are computed.
+
+Valid values: 'off', 'data'
+Default: Defined in namelist_defaults.xml
+</entry>
+
 <!-- coupling -->
 
 <entry id="config_remove_AIS_coupler_runoff" type="logical"
@@ -1669,14 +1677,6 @@ Valid values: Any positive real number
 Default: Defined in namelist_defaults.xml
 </entry>
 
-<entry id="config_subglacial_runoff_mode" type="char*1024"
-	category="land_ice_fluxes" group="land_ice_fluxes">
-Selects the mode in which subglacial runoff fluxes are computed.
-
-Valid values: 'off', 'data'
-Default: Defined in namelist_defaults.xml
-</entry>
-
 
 <!-- advection -->