diff --git a/libevdev/libevdev.h b/libevdev/libevdev.h
index 35c5b70..cc8ce3e 100644
--- a/libevdev/libevdev.h
+++ b/libevdev/libevdev.h
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@
 #define LIBEVDEV_H
 
 #include <linux/input.h>
-
+extern "C" {
 extern int libevdev_event_code_from_name(unsigned int type, const char *name);
 extern const char * libevdev_event_code_get_name(unsigned int type, unsigned int code);
+}
+
 #endif