diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b7fbd2c0e..be426762e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -127,15 +127,17 @@ endif()
 add_subdirectory(ccpp)
 add_subdirectory(ccpp/data)
 add_subdirectory(ccpp/driver)
-add_dependencies(ccppphys   ccpp)
+add_dependencies(ccppphys   ccpp gocart)
 add_dependencies(ccppdata   ccpp ccppphys)
 add_dependencies(ccppdriver ccpp ccppphys ccppdata)
 add_dependencies(fv3dycore  ccppdriver ccpp ccppphys ccppdata)
 target_include_directories(fv3dycore PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ccpp/framework/src
                                              ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ccpp/physics
                                              ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ccpp/driver)
+
 target_link_libraries(ccppphys PUBLIC sp::sp_d
-                                      w3nco::w3nco_d)
+                                      w3nco::w3nco_d
+                                      gocart)
 
 ###############################################################################
 ### stochastic_physics