diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 18d2d222..e579ea05 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -242,8 +242,12 @@ if test "$curl_cv_have_def___INTEL_COMPILER" = "yes"; then
   dnl #266: function declared implicitly
   CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -we 140,147,165,266"
   dnl Disable some remarks
+  dnl #279: controlling expression is constant
   dnl #981: operands are evaluated in unspecified order
   dnl #1469: "cc" clobber ignored
+  if test "$curl_cv_def___INTEL_COMPILER" -lt "910"; then
+    CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -wd 279"
+  fi
   CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -wd 981,1469"
   dnl Disable use of ANSI C aliasing rules in optimizations
   CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -no-ansi-alias"