diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/scotch/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/scotch/package.py
index 7cebeed49d..712cd0ca6c 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/scotch/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/scotch/package.py
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ def configure(self):
         if self.compiler.name == 'gcc':
             cflags.append('-Drestrict=__restrict')
         elif self.compiler.name == 'intel':
-            cflags.append('-restrict')
+            cflags.append('-Drestrict=')
 
         mpicc_path = self.spec['mpi'].mpicc if '+mpi' in self.spec else 'mpicc'
         makefile_inc.append('CCS       = $(CC)')