diff --git a/cde/programs/dtdbcache/Imakefile b/cde/programs/dtdbcache/Imakefile
index a4f72e906..067b0c972 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtdbcache/Imakefile
+++ b/cde/programs/dtdbcache/Imakefile
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ SYS_LIBRARIES = -lm -ldl -lw -lgen
 SYS_LIBRARIES = -lm -lgen
 #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
+
 SRCS = Main.c
 OBJS = Main.o