diff --git a/GEOSogcm_GridComp/GEOSseaice_GridComp/CICE_GEOSPlug/cice6_cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/GEOSogcm_GridComp/GEOSseaice_GridComp/CICE_GEOSPlug/cice6_cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index a7d9af835..2be47e02d 100644
--- a/GEOSogcm_GridComp/GEOSseaice_GridComp/CICE_GEOSPlug/cice6_cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/GEOSogcm_GridComp/GEOSseaice_GridComp/CICE_GEOSPlug/cice6_cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -127,3 +127,9 @@ esma_add_library (${this}
 
 target_compile_definitions (${this} PRIVATE USE_NETCDF GEOSCOUPLED FORTRANUNDERSCORE)
 
+# GCC 14 is taking *forever* to compile icepack_shortwave_data.F90
+# so we're going to use -O0 for this file only
+if (CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL GNU)
+  set_source_files_properties(icepack/columnphysics/icepack_shortwave_data.F90 PROPERTIES COMPILE_OPTIONS ${FOPT0})
+endif ()
+