diff --git a/libusb/libusb.h b/libusb/libusb.h
index e3b7a8d..bff48f2 100644
--- a/libusb/libusb.h
+++ b/libusb/libusb.h
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 /* standard USB stuff */
 
 /* Device and/or Interface Class codes */
@@ -261,4 +265,8 @@ int libusb_interrupt_transfer(libusb_dev_handle *devh,
 	struct libusb_bulk_transfer *transfer, int *transferred,
 	unsigned int timeout);
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif