diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ffb/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ffb/package.py
index 7f55d74a6ed..3a99177f70b 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ffb/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ffb/package.py
@@ -150,12 +150,14 @@ def edit(self, spec, prefix):
         cxx_fortran_flags = []
         if spec.satisfies('%gcc'):
             cxx_fortran_flags.append('-lgfortran')
-        elif spec.satisfies('%intel'):
-            cxx_fortran_flags.expand(['-lifcore', '-limf'])
+            m = FileFilter(editfile)
+            m.filter('-lifcore -limf', ' '.join(cxx_fortran_flags))
         elif spec.satisfies('%fj'):
             cxx_fortran_flags.append('--linkfortran')
-        m = FileFilter(editfile)
-        m.filter('-lifcore -limf', ' '.join(cxx_fortran_flags))
+            m = FileFilter(editfile)
+            m.filter('-lifcore -limf', ' '.join(cxx_fortran_flags))
+        elif spec.satisfies('%intel'):
+            pass
 
     def build(self, spec, prefix):
         for m in [join_path('make',  'Makeall'),