diff --git a/cde/programs/dtterm/Imakefile b/cde/programs/dtterm/Imakefile
index 847bf14ba..2cb6e6eff 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtterm/Imakefile
+++ b/cde/programs/dtterm/Imakefile
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ DEPHELPLIB = $(DEPDTHELPLIB) $(DEPDTSVCLIB) $(DEPTTLIB)
 USE_XHPLIB = $(XHPLIB)
 #endif	/* HPArchitecture */
 
+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
+
 /* DEPLIBS contains the list of library depencies for a client.
  * LOCAL_LIBRARIES contains the list of libraries on the link line.
  * Generally, the dependency form of a library has DEP as a prefix.