diff --git a/cde/config/cf/Imake.rules b/cde/config/cf/Imake.rules
index 78e183435..42323f748 100644
--- a/cde/config/cf/Imake.rules
+++ b/cde/config/cf/Imake.rules
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ XCOMM rules:  $TOG: Imake.rules /main/227 1998/02/02 12:07:57 kaleb $
  * NormalLintTarget		(srclist)
  * LintTarget			()
  * LinkSourceFile		(src,dir)
+ * CopySourceFile		(src,dir)
  * LinkFile			(tofile,fromfile)
  * MakeSubincludesForBuild	(step,dir,srclist)
  * LangNamedTargetSubdirs	(lang,name,dirs,verb,flags,subname)
@@ -2075,6 +2076,26 @@ clean::									@@\
 #endif
 
 
+/*
+ * CopySourceFile - snag source file from some other directory
+ */
+#ifndef CopySourceFile
+#define CopySourceFile(src,dir)						@@\
+src:  dir/src								@@\
+	RemoveFile($@)							@@\
+	$(CP) $? $@							@@\
+									@@\
+NoConfigRec(src)							@@\
+									@@\
+includes:: src								@@\
+									@@\
+depend:: src								@@\
+									@@\
+clean::									@@\
+	RemoveFile(src)
+#endif
+
+
 /*
  * LinkFile - link a file
  */
diff --git a/cde/programs/dtinfo/dtinfo/install/lib/fonts/Imakefile b/cde/programs/dtinfo/dtinfo/install/lib/fonts/Imakefile
index af671a976..ba9c97f1a 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtinfo/dtinfo/install/lib/fonts/Imakefile
+++ b/cde/programs/dtinfo/dtinfo/install/lib/fonts/Imakefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ MKFONTDIR = $(XPROJECTROOT)/bin/mkfontdir
 
 OBJS = FontObj(dtinfo)
 
-LinkSourceFile(dtinfo.bdf,$(CDESRC)/fontaliases/bdf)
+CopySourceFile(dtinfo.bdf,$(CDESRC)/fontaliases/bdf)
 
 MakeFonts()
 
diff --git a/cde/programs/fontaliases/bdf/fonts.tmpl b/cde/programs/fontaliases/bdf/fonts.tmpl
index 2369453d8..537c78445 100644
--- a/cde/programs/fontaliases/bdf/fonts.tmpl
+++ b/cde/programs/fontaliases/bdf/fonts.tmpl
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ XCOMM $XConsortium: fonts.tmpl /main/2 1996/09/13 17:55:52 drk $
 
 OBJS = FontObj(dtinfo) $(LOCAL_OBJS)
 
-LinkSourceFile(dtinfo.bdf,$(CDESRC)/fontaliases/bdf)
+CopySourceFile(dtinfo.bdf,$(CDESRC)/fontaliases/bdf)
 
 MakeFonts()