diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/clike.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/clike.py
index f62aa2a0e..3d29b7586 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/clike.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/clike.py
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ class CLikeCompiler:
             return True, cached
 
         # MSVC does not have compiler __builtin_-s.
-        if self.get_id() == 'msvc':
+        if self.get_id() in {'msvc', 'intel-cl'}:
             return False, False
 
         # Detect function as a built-in
diff --git a/run_project_tests.py b/run_project_tests.py
index b9077c96f..02ceb0494 100755
--- a/run_project_tests.py
+++ b/run_project_tests.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def get_relative_files_list_from_dir(fromdir):
 
 def platform_fix_name(fname, compiler, env):
     # canonicalize compiler
-    if compiler == 'clang-cl':
+    if compiler in {'clang-cl', 'intel-cl'}:
         canonical_compiler = 'msvc'
     else:
         canonical_compiler = compiler