diff --git a/coin/module_config.yaml b/coin/module_config.yaml
index 840310ed66b..63738ffc4ab 100644
--- a/coin/module_config.yaml
+++ b/coin/module_config.yaml
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ icc_specific_instructions: &icc_export_variables
     - type: PrependToEnvironmentVariable
       variableName: PATH
       variableValue: "{{.Env.ICC64_18_PATH}}"
+    - type: PrependToEnvironmentVariable
+      variableName: CONFIGURE_ARGS
+      variableValue: "-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=icc -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=icpc "
   enable_if:
     condition: property
     property: host.compiler