diff --git a/src/tools/intel-linux.jam b/src/tools/intel-linux.jam
index b69a6c8a6..66897e412 100644
--- a/src/tools/intel-linux.jam
+++ b/src/tools/intel-linux.jam
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ rule compile.c++ ( targets * : sources * : properties * )
 
 actions compile.c++
 {
-    "$(CONFIG_COMMAND)" -c -xc++ $(OPTIONS) -D$(DEFINES) -I"$(INCLUDES)" -c -o "$(<)" "$(>)"
+    "$(CONFIG_COMMAND)" -c -xc++ $(OPTIONS) $(USER_OPTIONS) -D$(DEFINES) -I"$(INCLUDES)" -c -o "$(<)" "$(>)"
 }
 
 rule compile.c ( targets * : sources * : properties * )
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ rule compile.c ( targets * : sources * : properties * )
 
 actions compile.c
 {
-    "$(CONFIG_COMMAND)" -c -xc $(OPTIONS) -D$(DEFINES) -I"$(INCLUDES)" -c -o "$(<)" "$(>)"
+    "$(CONFIG_COMMAND)" -c -xc $(OPTIONS) $(USER_OPTIONS) -D$(DEFINES) -I"$(INCLUDES)" -c -o "$(<)" "$(>)"
 }
 
 rule link ( targets * : sources * : properties * )
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ rule link ( targets * : sources * : properties * )
 
 actions link bind LIBRARIES
 {
-    "$(CONFIG_COMMAND)" -L"$(LINKPATH)" -Wl,-R$(SPACE)-Wl,"$(RPATH)" -Wl,-rpath-link$(SPACE)-Wl,"$(RPATH_LINK)" -o "$(<)" "$(>)" "$(LIBRARIES)" -l$(FINDLIBS-SA) -l$(FINDLIBS-ST) $(OPTIONS)
+    "$(CONFIG_COMMAND)" -L"$(LINKPATH)" -Wl,-R$(SPACE)-Wl,"$(RPATH)" -Wl,-rpath-link$(SPACE)-Wl,"$(RPATH_LINK)" -o "$(<)" "$(>)" "$(LIBRARIES)" -l$(FINDLIBS-SA) -l$(FINDLIBS-ST) $(OPTIONS) $(USER_OPTIONS)
 }
 
 rule link.dll ( targets * : sources * : properties * )