diff --git a/mk/toolchain/icc/rte.toolchain-compat.mk b/mk/toolchain/icc/rte.toolchain-compat.mk
index 73770f72d9..88f1ac92f4 100644
--- a/mk/toolchain/icc/rte.toolchain-compat.mk
+++ b/mk/toolchain/icc/rte.toolchain-compat.mk
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ else
 		MACHINE_CFLAGS := $(patsubst -march=%,-xSSE3,$(MACHINE_CFLAGS))
 	endif
 
-	# Disable thunderx PMD for icc <= 14.0
-	ifeq ($(shell test $(ICC_MAJOR_VERSION) -le 14 && echo 1), 1)
+	# Disable thunderx PMD for icc <= 16.0
+	ifeq ($(shell test $(ICC_MAJOR_VERSION) -le 16 && echo 1), 1)
 		CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_THUNDERX_NICVF_PMD=d
 	endif
 endif