diff --git a/CIME/non_py/src/timing/perf_mod.F90 b/CIME/non_py/src/timing/perf_mod.F90
index b8f9b50a2a8..f898bef258e 100644
--- a/CIME/non_py/src/timing/perf_mod.F90
+++ b/CIME/non_py/src/timing/perf_mod.F90
@@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@ subroutine t_prf(filename, mpicom, num_outpe, stride_outpe, &
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 !
    if (.not. timing_initialized) return
-#ifdef NUOPC_INTERFACE
+#if defined NUOPC_INTERFACE && ! (defined MODEL_THETA_L && defined HOMME_ENABLE_COMPOSE)
    return
 #endif