diff --git a/cde/programs/dtdspmsg/Makefile.am b/cde/programs/dtdspmsg/Makefile.am
index c412aedbf..effc68aac 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtdspmsg/Makefile.am
+++ b/cde/programs/dtdspmsg/Makefile.am
@@ -2,11 +2,19 @@ MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = dtdspmsg
 
+dtdspmsg_SOURCES = dtdspmsg.c MsgCat.c
+
+BUILT_SOURCES = MsgCat.c
+CLEANFILES = MsgCat.c
+
+MsgCat.c: ${top_srcdir}/lib/DtSvc/DtUtil2/MsgCat.c
+	$(RM) MsgCat.c && ln -s ${top_srcdir}/lib/DtSvc/DtUtil2/MsgCat.c MsgCat.c
+
 # this is just to initialize so the += ops can work later if needed
 dtdspmsg_LDADD =
+dtdspmsg_CFLAGS = -DNO_XLIB
 
 if SOLARIS
 dtdspmsg_LDADD += -ldl -lgen
 endif
 
-dtdspmsg_SOURCES = dtdspmsg.c