diff --git a/cde/lib/csa/xtclient.c b/cde/lib/csa/xtclient.c
index 50f84f061..b42b5efc0 100644
--- a/cde/lib/csa/xtclient.c
+++ b/cde/lib/csa/xtclient.c
@@ -69,7 +69,11 @@ _DtCm_register_xtcallback(XtAppContext appct)
 		return;
 
 	/* assuming only 1 bit is set */
+#if defined(linux)
+	bits = fdset.__fds_bits;
+#else
 	bits = fdset.fds_bits;
+#endif
 	for (i = 0; i < FD_SETSIZE; i += NFDBITS) {
 		fmask = *bits;
 		for (j = 0; fmask != 0; j++, fmask >>= 1) {