diff --git a/src/nwpw/GNUmakefile b/src/nwpw/GNUmakefile
index 250fa4e2af..3c73dca8d9 100644
--- a/src/nwpw/GNUmakefile
+++ b/src/nwpw/GNUmakefile
@@ -11,7 +11,16 @@
 
 
       LIBRARY = libnwpw.a
+$(info USE_OPENMP $(origin USE_OPENMP))
 
+ifdef USE_OPENMP
+# QA issues
+ifeq ($(FC),ifx)
+override undefine USE_OPENMP
+endif
+endif
+
+$(info USE_OPENMP $(origin USE_OPENMP))
 
   LIB_DEFINES =