diff --git a/include/assert_features.h b/include/assert_features.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c08c338
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/assert_features.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#ifndef _ASSERT_FEATURES_H
+#define _ASSERT_FEATURES_H
+
+! Whether or not the assert library may use multi-image features
+! Default is compiler-dependent
+#ifndef ASSERT_MULTI_IMAGE
+#  if defined(__flang__) || defined(__INTEL_COMPILER)
+#    define ASSERT_MULTI_IMAGE 0
+#  else
+#    define ASSERT_MULTI_IMAGE 1
+#  endif
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/assert/assert_subroutine_s.F90 b/src/assert/assert_subroutine_s.F90
index 58a0372..54fc15b 100644
--- a/src/assert/assert_subroutine_s.F90
+++ b/src/assert/assert_subroutine_s.F90
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 !     "Multi-Dimensional Physics Implementation into Fuel Analysis under Steady-state and Transients (FAST)",
 !     contract # NRC-HQ-60-17-C-0007
 !
+
+#include "assert_features.h"
+
 submodule(assert_subroutine_m) assert_subroutine_s
   implicit none
 
@@ -26,7 +29,7 @@
       check_assertion: &
       if (.not. assertion) then
 
-#ifndef __flang__
+#if ASSERT_MULTI_IMAGE
         associate(me=>this_image()) ! work around gfortran bug
           header = 'Assertion "' // description // '" failed on image ' // string(me)
         end associate
diff --git a/test/run-false-assertion-intel.sh b/test/run-false-assertion-intel.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..91a0a63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/run-false-assertion-intel.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+output=$(fpm run --example false-assertion --compiler ifx --flag '-O3 -DASSERTIONS' > /dev/null 2>&1)
+echo $?
diff --git a/test/test-assert-subroutine-error-termination.F90 b/test/test-assert-subroutine-error-termination.F90
index 4fb8ef1..5174df7 100644
--- a/test/test-assert-subroutine-error-termination.F90
+++ b/test/test-assert-subroutine-error-termination.F90
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#include "assert_features.h"
+
 program test_assert_subroutine_error_termination
   !! Test "assert" subroutine calls that are intended to error terminate
   use assert_m, only : assert
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ program test_assert_subroutine_error_termination
 #elif __flang__
     command = "./test/run-false-assertion.sh | fpm run --example check-exit-status", &
 #elif __INTEL_COMPILER
-    command = "fpm run --example false-assertion --compiler ifx --flag '-DASSERTIONS -O3' > /dev/null 2>&1", &
+    command = "./test/run-false-assertion-intel.sh | fpm run --example check-exit-status", &
 #elif _CRAYFTN
     command = "fpm run --example false-assertion --profile release --compiler crayftn.sh --flag '-DASSERTIONS' > /dev/null 2>&1", &
 #else
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ program test_assert_subroutine_error_termination
     exitstat = exit_status &
   )
     
-#ifndef __flang__
+#if ASSERT_MULTI_IMAGE
   block
     logical error_termination
 
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ pure function and_operation(lhs,rhs) result(lhs_and_rhs)
     lhs_and_rhs = lhs .and. rhs
   end function
 
-#ifndef __flang__
+#if ASSERT_MULTI_IMAGE
   subroutine co_all(boolean)
     logical, intent(inout) :: boolean
     call co_reduce(boolean, and_operation)
diff --git a/test/test-assert-subroutine-normal-termination.F90 b/test/test-assert-subroutine-normal-termination.F90
index e5888f8..e647e19 100644
--- a/test/test-assert-subroutine-normal-termination.F90
+++ b/test/test-assert-subroutine-normal-termination.F90
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#include "assert_features.h"
+
 program test_assert_subroutine_normal_termination
   !! Test direct calls to the "assert" subroutine that don't error-terminate
   use assert_m, only : assert
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ program test_assert_subroutine_normal_termination
   call assert(            .true.,               "1 keyword argument  ", diagnostic_data=0)
   call assert(            .true.,               "0 keyword arguments ",                 0)
   call assert(            .true.,               "no optional argument"                   )
-#ifndef __flang__
+#if ASSERT_MULTI_IMAGE
     sync all
     if (this_image()==1) &
 #endif
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ program test_assert_subroutine_normal_termination
     call assert(all(integer_1D      < 3 ), "all(int_array          < 3 )", intrinsic_array_t(integer_1D))
     call assert(all(logical_1D          ), "all(logical_array          )", intrinsic_array_t(logical_1D))
     call assert(all(real_1D         < 3.), "all(real_array         < 3.)", intrinsic_array_t(   real_1D))
-#ifndef __flang__
+#if ASSERT_MULTI_IMAGE
     sync all
     if (this_image()==1) &
 #endif