diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Linux-icpc.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Linux-icpc.cmake
index dc5bd433d..2d1d879dd 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Linux-icpc.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Linux-icpc.cmake
@@ -10,3 +10,14 @@ SET (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL_INIT "-Os -DNDEBUG")
 SET (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE_INIT "-O3 -DNDEBUG")
 SET (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO_INIT "-O2 -g")
 
+FIND_PROGRAM(XIAR xiar)
+IF(XIAR) 
+   SET(CMAKE_CXX_CREATE_STATIC_LIBRARY
+      "${XIAR} cr <TARGET> <LINK_FLAGS> <OBJECTS> "
+      "${XIAR} -s <TARGET> ")
+  SET(CMAKE_C_CREATE_STATIC_LIBRARY
+      "${XIAR} cr <TARGET> <LINK_FLAGS> <OBJECTS> "
+      "${XIAR} -s <TARGET> ")
+ENDIF(XIAR)
+MARK_AS_ADVANCED(XIAR)
+