diff --git a/config/ifort.cfg b/config/ifort.cfg
index 714c4b10..9d8302b8 100644
--- a/config/ifort.cfg
+++ b/config/ifort.cfg
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 FC           : ifort -fpic
 LAPACK_LIB   : -mkl=parallel -lirc -lsvml -limf -lipps
 IRPF90       : irpf90
-IRPF90_FLAGS : --ninja --align=32  -DINTEL
+IRPF90_FLAGS : --ninja --align=32  -DINTEL -DINTEL_CHECK_OMP
 
 # Global options
 ################
diff --git a/src/utils/intel_check_omp.irp.f b/src/utils/intel_check_omp.irp.f
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6933377c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/intel_check_omp.irp.f
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+subroutine intel_check_omp()
+
+! Doc : idk
+
+  implicit none
+
+  IRP_IF INTEL_CHECK_OMP
+    call omp_set_max_active_levels(5)
+    print*,'INTEL_CHECK_OMP: true'
+  IRP_ELSE
+    call omp_set_nested(.True.)
+    !call omp_set_nested(.False.)
+    print*,'INTEL_CHECK_OMP: false'
+  IRP_ENDIF
+
+end