diff --git a/cde/config/cf/linux.cf b/cde/config/cf/linux.cf
index e0a0feed6..e81d12433 100644
--- a/cde/config/cf/linux.cf
+++ b/cde/config/cf/linux.cf
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ XCOMM binutils:  (LinuxBinUtilsMajorVersion)
 #endif
 #endif
 
+#define LinuxMachineDefines
+
 #ifdef i386Architecture
 #define OptimizedCDebugFlags	DefaultGcc2i386Opt
 #define LinuxMachineDefines	-D__i386__