diff --git a/cde/programs/dtdspmsg/Makefile.am b/cde/programs/dtdspmsg/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..928390211
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cde/programs/dtdspmsg/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
+
+bin_PROGRAMS = dtdspmsg
+
+if HPUX
+dtdspmsg_CFLAGS = +e
+endif
+
+dtdspmsg_LDADD = -lm
+
+if SUN
+dtdspmsg_LDADD += -ldl -lgen
+endif
+
+dtdspmsg_SOURCES = dtdspmsg.c