diff --git a/cde/programs/dtexec/Imakefile b/cde/programs/dtexec/Imakefile
index fb359dee3..5cffc3dc3 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtexec/Imakefile
+++ b/cde/programs/dtexec/Imakefile
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ LOCAL_LIBRARIES = $(TTLIB) $(XTOOLLIB) $(XLIB)
 DEFINES = -DMSGLOG_CLIENT_ONLY
 INCLUDES = -I. 
 
+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
+
 SRCS = DtGetMessage.c Main.c MsgLog.c Version.c
 OBJS = DtGetMessage.o Main.o MsgLog.o Version.o