diff --git a/cde/programs/dtdocbook/xlate_locale/Imakefile b/cde/programs/dtdocbook/xlate_locale/Imakefile
index e3b280a4c..eb349ee74 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtdocbook/xlate_locale/Imakefile
+++ b/cde/programs/dtdocbook/xlate_locale/Imakefile
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ OBJS =  xlate_locale.o
 SYS_LIBRARIES = -lgen 
 #endif
 
+XCOMM On Linux once you link against a C++ library the whole program
+XCOMM has to be linked with the C++ linker
+#if defined(LinuxDistribution)
+CCLINK = $(CXX)
+#endif
+
 DEPLIBS = $(DEPDTSVCLIB)
 LOCAL_LIBRARIES = $(DTSVCLIB) $(TTLIB) $(XMLIB) $(XTOOLLIB) $(XLIB)