diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index b300a8dced..f6ebba9723 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -43,12 +43,16 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         source /opt/intel/oneapi/setvars.sh
         cd ./Build/impi_intel_linux_db
+        export INTEL_IFORT=ifx
+        echo "INTEL_IFORT =" $INTEL_IFORT
         sh ./make_fds.sh
         ./fds_impi_intel_linux_db
     - name: build fds release
       run: |
         source /opt/intel/oneapi/setvars.sh
         cd ./Build/impi_intel_linux
+        export INTEL_IFORT=ifx
+        echo "INTEL_IFORT =" $INTEL_IFORT
         sh ./make_fds.sh
         ./fds_impi_intel_linux
 
diff --git a/Build/makefile b/Build/makefile
index 4abd2f3955..69cfdbccfb 100644
--- a/Build/makefile
+++ b/Build/makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ VPATH = ../Source
 
 # set compiler type
 
-I_IFORT=ifx
+I_IFORT=ifort
 ifdef INTEL_IFORT
    I_IFORT=$(INTEL_IFORT)
 endif