diff --git a/cde/programs/dtfile/Imakefile b/cde/programs/dtfile/Imakefile
index 468f238ee..9eda8cffd 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtfile/Imakefile
+++ b/cde/programs/dtfile/Imakefile
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ EXTRA_DEFINES = -D_TOOLTALK
 EXTRA_CCOPTIONS = -xF
 #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 =  ChangeDir.c     ChangeDirP.c    Command.c       Common.c \
         Desktop.c       Directory.c     Encaps.c        File.c \
         FileDialog.c    FileManip.c     FileMgr.c       FileOp.c \
diff --git a/cde/programs/dtfile/dtcopy/Imakefile b/cde/programs/dtfile/dtcopy/Imakefile
index 31475b21d..6da100b9f 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtfile/dtcopy/Imakefile
+++ b/cde/programs/dtfile/dtcopy/Imakefile
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ SYS_LIBRARIES = DtClientSysLibs DtClientExtraLibs
 EXTRA_CCOPTIONS = -xF
 #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_dtcopy.c   copydialog.c    overwrtdialog.c dosync.c \
         fsrtns.c        utils.c         errordialog.c   sharedFuncs.c