diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yml b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
index eeac03544..587fb5762 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
@@ -85,3 +85,59 @@ jobs:
         make -f Makefile.manual FYPPFLAGS="-DMAXRANK=4"
         make -f Makefile.manual test
         make -f Makefile.manual clean
+
+  intel-build:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-20.04]
+        fc: [ifort]
+    env:
+      FC: ${{ matrix.fc }}
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v1
+
+    - name: Set up Python 3.x
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+      with:
+        python-version: 3.x
+
+    - name: Install CMake Linux
+      if: contains(matrix.os, 'ubuntu')
+      run: ci/install_cmake.sh
+
+    - name: Add Intel repository
+      if: contains(matrix.os, 'ubuntu')
+      run: |
+        wget https://apt.repos.intel.com/intel-gpg-keys/GPG-PUB-KEY-INTEL-SW-PRODUCTS-2023.PUB
+        sudo apt-key add GPG-PUB-KEY-INTEL-SW-PRODUCTS-2023.PUB
+        rm GPG-PUB-KEY-INTEL-SW-PRODUCTS-2023.PUB
+        echo "deb https://apt.repos.intel.com/oneapi all main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/oneAPI.list
+        sudo apt-get update
+
+    - name: Install Intel oneAPI compiler
+      if: contains(matrix.os, 'ubuntu')
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get install intel-oneapi-ifort
+        source /opt/intel/oneapi/setvars.sh
+        printenv >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+    - name: Install fypp
+      run: pip install --upgrade fypp
+
+    - name: Configure with CMake
+      run: cmake -Wdev -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_MAXIMUM_RANK=4 -S . -B build
+
+    - name: Build and compile
+      run: cmake --build build
+
+    - name: catch build fail
+      run: cmake --build build --verbose --parallel 1
+      if: failure()
+
+    - name: test
+      run: ctest --parallel --output-on-failure
+      working-directory: build
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6143b5ab5..d62689913 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ if(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL GNU)
   endif()
 elseif(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL Intel)
   add_compile_options(-warn declarations,general,usage,interfaces,unused)
-  add_compile_options(-standard-semantics)
+  if(NOT CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_EQUAL 20.2.1.20200827)
+    add_compile_options(-standard-semantics)
+  endif()
   if(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 18.0)
     add_compile_options(-stand f15)
   else()
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ endif()
 # --- compiler feature checks
 include(CheckFortranSourceCompiles)
 include(CheckFortranSourceRuns)
-check_fortran_source_compiles("error stop i; end" f18errorstop SRC_EXT f90)
+check_fortran_source_runs("i=0; error stop i; end" f18errorstop SRC_EXT f90)
 check_fortran_source_compiles("real, allocatable :: array(:, :, :, :, :, :, :, :, :, :); end" f03rank SRC_EXT f90)
 check_fortran_source_runs("use, intrinsic :: iso_fortran_env, only : real128; real(real128) :: x; x = x+1; end" f03real128)