diff --git a/include/boost/config/compiler/intel.hpp b/include/boost/config/compiler/intel.hpp
index a2a179b1..b54f6d8e 100644
--- a/include/boost/config/compiler/intel.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/config/compiler/intel.hpp
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@
 #  error "Compiler not supported or configured - please reconfigure"
 #endif
 //
-// last known and checked version is 600:
-#if (BOOST_INTEL_CXX_VERSION > 600)
+// last known and checked version:
+#if (BOOST_INTEL_CXX_VERSION > 700)
 #  if defined(BOOST_ASSERT_CONFIG)
 #     error "Unknown compiler version - please run the configure tests and report the results"
 #  elif defined(_MSC_VER)