diff --git a/config/acme/machines/config_compilers.xml b/config/acme/machines/config_compilers.xml
index b9da2ab61ef7..9c9c205be12b 100644
--- a/config/acme/machines/config_compilers.xml
+++ b/config/acme/machines/config_compilers.xml
@@ -596,8 +596,7 @@ for mct, etc.
-L$(NETCDF_DIR) -lnetcdff -Wl,--as-needed,-L$(NETCDF_DIR)/lib -lnetcdff -lnetcdf
-mkl -lpthread -lm
-DHAVE_PAPI
- -DHAVE_SLASHPROC
-
+ -DARCH_MIC_KNL -DHAVE_SLASHPROC
ftn
cc
CC