diff --git a/c/include/libfreenect.h b/c/include/libfreenect.h
index bea1d33b..97634e6d 100644
--- a/c/include/libfreenect.h
+++ b/c/include/libfreenect.h
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ This code is licensed to you under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or versio
 typedef void (*depthcb)(uint16_t *buf, int width, int height);
 typedef void (*rgbcb)(uint8_t *buf, int width, int height);
 
-void cams_init(libusb_device_handle *d, depthcb depth_cb, rgbcb rgb_cb);
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+	void cams_init(libusb_device_handle *d, depthcb depth_cb, rgbcb rgb_cb);
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
 
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif