diff --git a/payu/models/cesm_cmeps.py b/payu/models/cesm_cmeps.py
index 28307d5d..adaa5455 100644
--- a/payu/models/cesm_cmeps.py
+++ b/payu/models/cesm_cmeps.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import shutil
 import multiprocessing
 
-from payu.fsops import mkdir_p
+from payu.fsops import mkdir_p, make_symlink
 from payu.models.model import Model
 from payu.models.fms import fms_collate