diff --git a/cde/.gitignore b/cde/.gitignore
index bf9743237..8db7aec29 100644
--- a/cde/.gitignore
+++ b/cde/.gitignore
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ programs/dtsearchpath/dtsp/dtsp
 programs/dtsession/Dtsession
 programs/dtsession/dtloadresources
 programs/dtsession/dtsession
+programs/dtsession/dtsession_res
 programs/dtspcd/dtspcd
 programs/dtspcd/dtspcdenv
 programs/dtsr/dtsrclean
diff --git a/cde/programs/dtsession/Makefile.am b/cde/programs/dtsession/Makefile.am
index 54ee02734..5c495040f 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtsession/Makefile.am
+++ b/cde/programs/dtsession/Makefile.am
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = dtsession
 
+bin_SCRIPTS = dtsession_res
+
 dtsession_CFLAGS = -DCDE_INSTALLATION_TOP=\"$(CDE_INSTALLATION_TOP)\" \
           -DCDE_CONFIGURATION_TOP=\"$(CDE_CONFIGURATION_TOP)\" \
 	  -Ddtsession
@@ -57,6 +59,10 @@ Dtsession: Dtsession.src
 	$(RM) $@
 	$(GENCPP) -P -DXCOMM=# $(LOCAL_CPP_DEFINES) $< > $@
 
+dtsession_res: dtloadresources
+	$(RM) $@
+	$(LN_S) $< $@
+
 dtloadresources: dtloadresources.src
 	$(RM) $@
 	$(GENCPP) -P -DXCOMM=# $(LOCAL_CPP_DEFINES) $< > $@