diff --git a/cde/programs/dtcreate/Imakefile b/cde/programs/dtcreate/Imakefile
index 6561f38a0..40da336a6 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtcreate/Imakefile
+++ b/cde/programs/dtcreate/Imakefile
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ EXTRA_DEFINES = -Xt -D_NO_PROTO
 SYS_LIBRARIES = -lm -ldl -lgen
 #endif /* UXPArchitecture */
 
+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.c          \