diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/wgrib2/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/wgrib2/package.py
index 52ad78f32b4..ac98b3da3d4 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/wgrib2/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/wgrib2/package.py
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ def edit(self, spec, prefix):
             makefile.filter(r"^%s=.*" % makefile_option, "{}={}".format(makefile_option, value))
 
     def setup_build_environment(self, env):
-        if self.spec.compiler.name in "intel":
+        if self.spec.compiler.name in ["oneapi", "intel"]:
             comp_sys = "intel_linux"
         elif self.spec.compiler.name in ["gcc", "clang", "apple-clang"]:
             comp_sys = "gnu_linux"