diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 21df1b71..3b17f8ac 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 # Quantum Package configuration script
 #
 
+# Force GCC instead of ICC for dependencies
+export CC=gcc
+
 TEMP=$(getopt -o c:i:h -l config:,install:,help -n $0 -- "$@") || exit 1
 eval set -- "$TEMP"