diff --git a/buildheader/Makefile b/buildheader/Makefile
index f7d2fa37d4e..ffe0ad073ed 100644
--- a/buildheader/Makefile
+++ b/buildheader/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ endif
 CFLAGS = $(GCC_VERSION_SPECIFIC_WARNINGS) -Wall -W -Werror -g $(OPTFLAGS)
 CPPFLAGS = -I. -I../toku_include
 
+ifeq ($(CC),icc)
+ CFLAGS += -diag-disable 188
+endif
+
 default: ../include/db.h
 
 ../include/db.h: make_tdb