diff --git a/components/mpas-seaice/src/column/ice_warnings.F90 b/components/mpas-seaice/src/column/ice_warnings.F90
index 8f455915613e..a3424c176bb7 100644
--- a/components/mpas-seaice/src/column/ice_warnings.F90
+++ b/components/mpas-seaice/src/column/ice_warnings.F90
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ subroutine add_warning(warning)
     integer :: &
          nWarningsArray, & ! size of warnings array at start
          iWarning ! warning index
-    !$omp critical ice_warnings_add_warning
+    !$omp critical (ice_warnings_add_warning_critical)
     ! check if warnings array is not allocated
     if (.not. allocated(warnings)) then
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ subroutine add_warning(warning)
 
     ! add the new warning
     warnings(nWarnings) = trim(warning)
-    !$omp end critical ice_warnings_add_warning
+    !$omp end critical (ice_warnings_add_warning_critical)
   end subroutine add_warning
 
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