diff --git a/cde/programs/dtdocbook/instant/Imakefile b/cde/programs/dtdocbook/instant/Imakefile
index 02a322a38..fdf05f81e 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtdocbook/instant/Imakefile
+++ b/cde/programs/dtdocbook/instant/Imakefile
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ EXTRA_LIBRARIES = -lsocket -lnsl -lgen -lm
 EXTRA_LIBRARIES = -lm
 #endif
 
+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
+
 OBJS = main.o util.o info.o translate.o traninit.o tranvar.o tables.o browse.o
 SRCS = main.c util.c info.c translate.c traninit.c tranvar.c tables.c browse.c