diff --git a/cde/.gitignore b/cde/.gitignore
index 4c1c9d57a..4bbcdacad 100644
--- a/cde/.gitignore
+++ b/cde/.gitignore
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ doc/C/guides/usersGuide/TOC.sgm
 doc/C/guides/man/TOC.sgm
 doc/C/cde.dti/
 doc/C/help/*.sdl
-doc/C/m-guides/
+doc/C/m-guides/common
 doc/C/man/man1/*
 doc/C/man/man1m/*
 doc/C/man/man3/*
diff --git a/cde/configure.ac b/cde/configure.ac
index fb30f1a3a..55934f535 100644
--- a/cde/configure.ac
+++ b/cde/configure.ac
@@ -832,6 +832,7 @@ doc/C/Makefile
 doc/C/help/Makefile
 doc/C/man/Makefile
 doc/C/guides/Makefile
+doc/C/m-guides/Makefile
 
 doc/de_DE.ISO8859-1/Makefile
 doc/de_DE.ISO8859-1/help/Makefile
diff --git a/cde/doc/C/Makefile.am b/cde/doc/C/Makefile.am
index ef4c09585..b30c5638c 100644
--- a/cde/doc/C/Makefile.am
+++ b/cde/doc/C/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
 
-SUBDIRS = help man guides
+SUBDIRS = m-guides man guides help 
 
diff --git a/cde/doc/C/m-guides/Makefile.am b/cde/doc/C/m-guides/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ffbae4f5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cde/doc/C/m-guides/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
+
+BUILT_SOURCES = common/ManLinks.sgm
+CLEANFILES = $(BUILT_SOURCES)
+
+$(BUILT_SOURCES):
+	($(MKDIR_P) common && $(LN_S) ../../guides/common/ManLinksMotif.sgm $@)
+
+