diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 64bc9aa..cb6ed1e 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2194,7 +2194,7 @@ case "${FC}" in
       ;;
     ifort)
       echo "  R configured for Intel fortran..."
-      OUR_FCFLAGS="-O3 -axsse4.2 -r8 -fpp -fixed"
+      OUR_FCFLAGS="-O3 -axsse4.2 -r8 -fpp"
 
       ;;
     *)
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index c116e59..fddcc04 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ case "${FC}" in
       ;;
     ifort)
       echo "  R configured for Intel fortran..."
-      AC_SUBST(OUR_FCFLAGS, "-O3 -axsse4.2 -r8 -fpp -fixed")
+      AC_SUBST(OUR_FCFLAGS, "-O3 -axsse4.2 -r8 -fpp")
       ;;
     *)
       echo "    Unsupported Fortran 90 compiler or Fortran 90"