diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qcompilerdetection.h b/src/corelib/global/qcompilerdetection.h
index 5fc7ac9c7e..173ada89de 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qcompilerdetection.h
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qcompilerdetection.h
@@ -1345,7 +1345,7 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 #ifndef Q_FALLTHROUGH
-#  if defined(Q_CC_GNU) && Q_CC_GNU >= 700
+#  if (defined(Q_CC_GNU) && Q_CC_GNU >= 700) && !defined(Q_CC_INTEL)
 #    define Q_FALLTHROUGH() __attribute__((fallthrough))
 #  else
 #    define Q_FALLTHROUGH() (void)0