diff --git a/cde/programs/dtstyle/Imakefile b/cde/programs/dtstyle/Imakefile
index 5269b657a..3b10e958c 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtstyle/Imakefile
+++ b/cde/programs/dtstyle/Imakefile
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ EXTRA_OBJS = OWsync.o
 EXTRA_DEFINES = -D$(PROGRAMS)
 #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
+
 PROGRAMS = dtstyle
 
 OBJS = Main.o version.o MainWin.o Font.o Audio.o \