diff --git a/cde/programs/dtspcd/Imakefile b/cde/programs/dtspcd/Imakefile
index 0f417a722..04a5590af 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtspcd/Imakefile
+++ b/cde/programs/dtspcd/Imakefile
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ LOCAL_LIBRARIES = $(DTHELPLIB) $(DTSVCLIB) $(TTLIB) \
 SYS_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
+
 #if defined(UXPArchitecture)
 LOCAL_LIBRARIES = $(DTHELPLIB) $(DTSVCLIB) $(TTLIB) \
 	$(XMLIB) $(XTOOLLIB) $(XLIB)