diff --git a/doc/Section_start.html b/doc/Section_start.html
index bbed2bdd73..8042c40909 100644
--- a/doc/Section_start.html
+++ b/doc/Section_start.html
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ use g++, the open-source GNU compiler, which is available on all Unix
 systems.  You can also use mpicc which will typically be available if
 MPI is installed on your system, though you should check which actual
 compiler it wraps.  Vendor compilers often produce faster code.  On
-boxes with Intel CPUs, we suggest using the free Intel icc compiler,
-which you can download from <A HREF = "http://www.intel.com/software/products/noncom">Intel's compiler site</A>.
+boxes with Intel CPUs, we suggest using the commercial Intel icc
+compiler, which can be downloaded from <A HREF = "http://www.intel.com/software/products/noncom">Intel's compiler site</A>.
 </P>
 
 
diff --git a/doc/Section_start.txt b/doc/Section_start.txt
index 006c03369d..1284a5bd39 100644
--- a/doc/Section_start.txt
+++ b/doc/Section_start.txt
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ use g++, the open-source GNU compiler, which is available on all Unix
 systems.  You can also use mpicc which will typically be available if
 MPI is installed on your system, though you should check which actual
 compiler it wraps.  Vendor compilers often produce faster code.  On
-boxes with Intel CPUs, we suggest using the free Intel icc compiler,
-which you can download from "Intel's compiler site"_intel.
+boxes with Intel CPUs, we suggest using the commercial Intel icc
+compiler, which can be downloaded from "Intel's compiler site"_intel.
 
 :link(intel,http://www.intel.com/software/products/noncom)