diff --git a/srcF/sfx_api_inmcm.f90 b/srcF/sfx_api_inmcm.f90
index 2cbc2ef867f8e2f662b3c01023a4603799779479..c04567e1af0112818cb722ddb0f29d341ba19faa 100644
--- a/srcF/sfx_api_inmcm.f90
+++ b/srcF/sfx_api_inmcm.f90
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ contains
         implicit none
         type (meteoDataType), intent(inout) :: meteo
         real, dimension(6), intent(in)      :: arg
-        real,intent(in)   :: IVEG_sfx
+        integer,intent(in)   :: IVEG_sfx
         real,intent(in) :: depth_inm
         real,intent(in) :: lai_inm