diff --git a/dev/workflow/rocoto/gfs_tasks.py b/dev/workflow/rocoto/gfs_tasks.py
index b1b50f3ed77..9fca920ceaf 100644
--- a/dev/workflow/rocoto/gfs_tasks.py
+++ b/dev/workflow/rocoto/gfs_tasks.py
@@ -2297,6 +2297,9 @@ def _arch_tars_deps(self):
                         deps.append(rocoto.add_dependency(dep_dict))
                         dep_dict = {'type': 'metatask', 'name': f'{self.run}_gempakgrb2spec'}
                         deps.append(rocoto.add_dependency(dep_dict))
+                if self.options['do_wave']:
+                    dep_dict = {'type': 'metatask', 'name': f'{self.run}_wavegempak'}
+                    deps.append(rocoto.add_dependency(dep_dict))
 
         if self.options['do_awips'] and self.run in ['gfs']: