diff --git a/Utilities/test_mpi/makefile b/Utilities/test_mpi/makefile
index e3d4cff25d5..152703b5774 100644
--- a/Utilities/test_mpi/makefile
+++ b/Utilities/test_mpi/makefile
@@ -51,11 +51,10 @@ impi_intel_win: setup_win $(objwin_mpi)
 # Linux
 
 impi_intel_linux: FFLAGS = -m64 -O2 -traceback -no-wrap-margin
-impi_intel_linux: LFLAGS = -static-intel -check_mpi
 impi_intel_linux: FCOMPL = mpiifort
 impi_intel_linux: obj = test_mpi
 impi_intel_linux: $(obj_mpi)
-	$(FCOMPL) -o $(obj) $(FFLAGS) $(LFLAGS) $(obj_mpi)
+	$(FCOMPL) -o $(obj) $(FFLAGS) $(obj_mpi)
 
 # OSX
 
diff --git a/Utilities/test_mpi/test_mpi.f90 b/Utilities/test_mpi/test_mpi.f90
index ac00e49c1b6..75384652149 100644
--- a/Utilities/test_mpi/test_mpi.f90
+++ b/Utilities/test_mpi/test_mpi.f90
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 ! Intel in writing.
 !
         program test_mpi
-        use mpi
+        use mpi_f08
         implicit none
 
         integer i, size, rank, namelen, ierr