diff --git a/cpp/src/arrow/vendored/uriparser/UriDefsConfig.h b/cpp/src/arrow/vendored/uriparser/UriDefsConfig.h
index 9af4968d50e..d604494b002 100644
--- a/cpp/src/arrow/vendored/uriparser/UriDefsConfig.h
+++ b/cpp/src/arrow/vendored/uriparser/UriDefsConfig.h
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@
 /* Intel C/C++ */
 /* http://predef.sourceforge.net/precomp.html#sec20 */
 /* http://www.intel.com/support/performancetools/c/windows/sb/CS-007751.htm#2 */
-# define URI_INLINE __force_inline
+/* EDIT 11/5/20. Intel changed __force_inline to __forceinline */
+# define URI_INLINE __forceinline
 #elif defined(_MSC_VER)
 /* Microsoft Visual C++ */
 /* http://predef.sourceforge.net/precomp.html#sec32 */