diff --git a/include/stdbool.h b/include/stdbool.h
index c0ce8bbeb8dc..c0d6459cc029 100644
--- a/include/stdbool.h
+++ b/include/stdbool.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #define	true	1
 
 #define	bool	_Bool
-#if __STDC_VERSION__ < 199901L && __GNUC__ < 3
+#if __STDC_VERSION__ < 199901L && __GNUC__ < 3 && !defined(__INTEL_COMPILER)
 typedef	int	_Bool;
 #endif