diff --git a/cde/lib/tt/bin/ttauth/Imakefile b/cde/lib/tt/bin/ttauth/Imakefile
index 2cd2ebf89..57396e3bd 100644
--- a/cde/lib/tt/bin/ttauth/Imakefile
+++ b/cde/lib/tt/bin/ttauth/Imakefile
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ DEFINES 	=
 CONN_DEFINES    = ConnectionFlags
 INCLUDES 	= -I. -I../../slib -I../../lib
 
+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
+
 DEPLIBS         = TtClientDepLibs
 LOCAL_LIBRARIES = TtClientLibs
 SYS_LIBRARIES   =