diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/cvdef.h b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/cvdef.h
index 1e8a697e90..afc603ab33 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/cvdef.h
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/cvdef.h
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ Cv64suf;
 #ifdef CV_XADD
   // allow to use user-defined macro
 #elif defined __GNUC__ || defined __clang__
-#  if defined __clang__ && __clang_major__ >= 3 && !defined __ANDROID__ && !defined __EMSCRIPTEN__ && !defined(__CUDACC__)
+#  if defined __clang__ && __clang_major__ >= 3 && !defined __ANDROID__ && !defined __EMSCRIPTEN__ && !defined(__CUDACC__)  && !defined __INTEL_COMPILER
 #    ifdef __ATOMIC_ACQ_REL
 #      define CV_XADD(addr, delta) __c11_atomic_fetch_add((_Atomic(int)*)(addr), delta, __ATOMIC_ACQ_REL)
 #    else