diff --git a/cde/programs/dtsearchpath/libCliSrv/Imakefile b/cde/programs/dtsearchpath/libCliSrv/Imakefile
index 83cd42f1e..89d9e180b 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtsearchpath/libCliSrv/Imakefile
+++ b/cde/programs/dtsearchpath/libCliSrv/Imakefile
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ EXTRA_DEFINES = -DIOSTREAMSWORKS
 EXTRA_DEFINES = -DIOSTREAMSWORKS
 #endif
 
+#if defined(LinuxDistribution)
+CXXEXTRA_DEFINES = -fpermissive
+#endif
+
 SRCS =	DirIterator.C 	Environ.C 	TTFile.C \
 	UnixEnv.C	cstring.C