diff --git a/docs/README_cheyenne_gnu.txt b/docs/README_cheyenne_gnu.txt
index e8d6adb6ca..18619fb9c9 100644
--- a/docs/README_cheyenne_gnu.txt
+++ b/docs/README_cheyenne_gnu.txt
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ module load ncarcompilers/0.5.0
 module load cmake/3.16.4
 
 module use -a /glade/p/ral/jntp/UFS_SRW_app/temp/NCEPLIBS-ufs-v2.0.0/gnu-9.1.0/mpt-2.19/modules/
-module load esmf/8.0.0
 module load NCEPLIBS/2.0.0
+module load esmf/8.0.0
 
 export CMAKE_C_COMPILER=mpicc
 export CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=mpicxx
diff --git a/docs/README_cheyenne_intel.txt b/docs/README_cheyenne_intel.txt
index ec9964a11e..5feb35dd8e 100644
--- a/docs/README_cheyenne_intel.txt
+++ b/docs/README_cheyenne_intel.txt
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ module load cmake/3.16.4
 
 module use -a /glade/p/ral/jntp/UFS_SRW_app/temp/NCEPLIBS-ufs-v2.0.0/intel-19.1.1/mpt-2.19/modules/
 
-module load esmf/8.0.0
 module load NCEPLIBS/2.0.0
+module load esmf/8.0.0
 
 export CMAKE_C_COMPILER=mpicc
 export CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=mpicxx