diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ff75c6be6b..5fd0d8609d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ ifort:   # BUILDTARGET Intel Fortran, C, and C++ compiler suite
 	"FFLAGS_DEBUG = -g -convert big_endian -free -check all -fpe0 -traceback" \
 	"CFLAGS_DEBUG = -g -traceback" \
 	"CXXFLAGS_DEBUG = -g -traceback" \
-	"LDFLAGS_DEBUG = -g -fpe0 -traceback" \
+	"LDFLAGS_DEBUG = -g -traceback" \
 	"FFLAGS_OMP = -qopenmp" \
 	"CFLAGS_OMP = -qopenmp" \
 	"PICFLAG = -fpic" \