diff --git a/cde/programs/dtimsstart/Imakefile b/cde/programs/dtimsstart/Imakefile
index 345e2b0b6..6f957ff55 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtimsstart/Imakefile
+++ b/cde/programs/dtimsstart/Imakefile
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ EXTRA_CCOPTIONS = -xF
 EXTRA_DEFINES = -DANSICPP
 #endif /* RsArchitecture */
 
+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
 
 PROGRAMS=dtimsstart