diff --git a/cde/programs/util/dttypes/Imakefile b/cde/programs/util/dttypes/Imakefile
index 7f45f8c8a..dc43b01fa 100644
--- a/cde/programs/util/dttypes/Imakefile
+++ b/cde/programs/util/dttypes/Imakefile
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ ATLIB=
 SYS_LIBRARIES = -lm -ldl -lgen
 #endif /* SunArchitecture */
 
+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 = dttypes.c
 OBJS = dttypes.o