diff --git a/libisofs/libisofs.h b/libisofs/libisofs.h
index 2e74f71..a16cddc 100644
--- a/libisofs/libisofs.h
+++ b/libisofs/libisofs.h
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
                  libisofs/libisofs.ver 
 */
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 /* 
  *
  * Applications must use 64 bit off_t.
@@ -8978,4 +8982,8 @@ struct burn_source {
  #define Libisofs_with_rrip_rR yes
 */
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+} /* extern "C" */
+#endif
+
 #endif /*LIBISO_LIBISOFS_H_*/