diff --git a/utils/CMakeLists.txt b/utils/CMakeLists.txt
index fa229981b..4fc9a64a5 100644
--- a/utils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/utils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,14 +5,4 @@ find_package(oops REQUIRED)
 find_package(atlas REQUIRED)
 find_package(soca REQUIRED)
 
-ecbuild_add_executable( TARGET gdas_socaincr2mom6.x
-                        SOURCES gdas_socaincr2mom6.cc )
-
-target_compile_features( gdas_socaincr2mom6.x PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
-target_link_libraries( gdas_socaincr2mom6.x PUBLIC NetCDF::NetCDF_CXX oops atlas soca)
-
-ecbuild_add_executable( TARGET gdas_socahybridweights.x
-                        SOURCES gdas_socahybridweights.cc )
-
-target_compile_features( gdas_socahybridweights.x PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
-target_link_libraries( gdas_socahybridweights.x PUBLIC NetCDF::NetCDF_CXX oops atlas soca)
+add_subdirectory(soca)
diff --git a/utils/soca/CMakeLists.txt b/utils/soca/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4069f52a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/soca/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+ecbuild_add_executable( TARGET gdas_socaincr2mom6.x
+                        SOURCES gdas_socaincr2mom6.cc )
+
+target_compile_features( gdas_socaincr2mom6.x PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
+target_link_libraries( gdas_socaincr2mom6.x PUBLIC NetCDF::NetCDF_CXX oops atlas soca)
+
+ecbuild_add_executable( TARGET gdas_socahybridweights.x
+                        SOURCES gdas_socahybridweights.cc )
+
+target_compile_features( gdas_socahybridweights.x PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
+target_link_libraries( gdas_socahybridweights.x PUBLIC NetCDF::NetCDF_CXX oops atlas soca)
diff --git a/utils/gdas_socahybridweights.cc b/utils/soca/gdas_socahybridweights.cc
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/gdas_socahybridweights.cc
rename to utils/soca/gdas_socahybridweights.cc
diff --git a/utils/gdas_socahybridweights.h b/utils/soca/gdas_socahybridweights.h
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/gdas_socahybridweights.h
rename to utils/soca/gdas_socahybridweights.h
diff --git a/utils/gdas_socaincr2mom6.cc b/utils/soca/gdas_socaincr2mom6.cc
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/gdas_socaincr2mom6.cc
rename to utils/soca/gdas_socaincr2mom6.cc
diff --git a/utils/gdas_socaincr2mom6.h b/utils/soca/gdas_socaincr2mom6.h
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/gdas_socaincr2mom6.h
rename to utils/soca/gdas_socaincr2mom6.h