diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.devito b/docker/Dockerfile.devito
index aeda36d615..7908497ca5 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.devito
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.devito
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ RUN python3 -m venv /venv && \
     /venv/bin/pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip && \
     /venv/bin/pip install --no-cache-dir jupyter && \
     /venv/bin/pip install --no-cache-dir wheel && \
-    eval "$MPI4PY_FLAGS /venv/bin/pip install --no-cache-dir mpi4py" && \
-    /venv/bin/pip install --no-cache-dir -e /app/devito[extras,mpi,tests] && \
+    eval "$MPI4PY_FLAGS /venv/bin/pip install --no-cache-dir -r /app/devito/requirements-mpi.txt" && \
+    /venv/bin/pip install --no-cache-dir -e /app/devito[extras,tests] && \
     rm -rf ~/.cache/pip
 
 # Usefull utilities
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.intel b/docker/Dockerfile.intel
index 48757d9776..24e57ea147 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.intel
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.intel
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ RUN apt-get update -y && apt-get dist-upgrade -y && \
             # Development packages
             libigc-dev intel-igc-cm libigdfcl-dev libigfxcmrt-dev level-zero-dev
 
+ENV MPI4PY_FLAGS='. /opt/intel/oneapi/setvars.sh intel64 && '
+
 ##############################################################
 # ICC image
 # This is a legacy setup that is not built anymore but kept for reference
@@ -70,12 +72,13 @@ RUN apt-get update -y && apt-get install -y intel-oneapi-compiler-dpcpp-cpp-and-
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # Devito config
+ENV I_MPI_CC="icc"
+ENV I_MPI_CXX="icpc"
 ENV DEVITO_ARCH="icc"
 ENV DEVITO_LANGUAGE="openmp"
 ENV DEVITO_PLATFORM="intel64"
 # MPICC compiler for mpi4py
 ENV MPICC=mpiicc
-ENV MPI4PY_FLAGS='. /opt/intel/oneapi/setvars.sh && CFLAGS="-cc=icc"'
 
 ##############################################################
 # ICX OpenMP image
@@ -87,11 +90,12 @@ RUN apt-get update -y && apt-get install -y intel-oneapi-compiler-dpcpp-cpp inte
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # Devito config
+ENV I_MPI_CC="icx"
+ENV I_MPI_CXX="icpx"
 ENV DEVITO_ARCH="icx"
 ENV DEVITO_LANGUAGE="openmp"
 # MPICC compiler for mpi4py
 ENV MPICC=mpiicc
-ENV MPI4PY_FLAGS='. /opt/intel/oneapi/setvars.sh && CFLAGS="-cc=icx"'
 
 ##############################################################
 # ICX SYCL CPU image
@@ -102,6 +106,7 @@ FROM icx as cpu-sycl
 ENV DEVITO_ARCH="sycl"
 ENV DEVITO_LANGUAGE="sycl"
 ENV DEVITO_PLATFORM="intel64"
+ENV MPICC=sycl
 
 ##############################################################
 # ICX SYCL GPU image
@@ -112,3 +117,4 @@ FROM icx as gpu-sycl
 ENV DEVITO_ARCH="sycl"
 ENV DEVITO_LANGUAGE="sycl"
 ENV DEVITO_PLATFORM="intelgpuX"
+ENV MPICC=sycl