diff --git a/libevdev/libevdev.h b/libevdev/libevdev.h
index cc8ce3e..026b9b9 100644
--- a/libevdev/libevdev.h
+++ b/libevdev/libevdev.h
@@ -26,9 +26,12 @@
 #define LIBEVDEV_H
 
 #include <linux/input.h>
+#ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
+#endif
 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);
+#ifdef __cplusplus
 }
-
+#endif
 #endif