diff --git a/cde/programs/dtwm/Imakefile b/cde/programs/dtwm/Imakefile
index 9081710c7..40959ed9e 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtwm/Imakefile
+++ b/cde/programs/dtwm/Imakefile
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ EXTRA_DEFINES = -D_HPUX_SOURCE
 EXTRA_CCOPTIONS = -xF
 dtwm := LOCAL_LDFLAGS = -M mapfile.reorder
 #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
  
 SRCSXM = \
         WmCDInfo.c      WmCDecor.c      WmCEvent.c \