diff --git a/libevdev/libevdev-uinput.h b/libevdev/libevdev-uinput.h
index de18e77..8e329ce 100644
--- a/libevdev/libevdev-uinput.h
+++ b/libevdev/libevdev-uinput.h
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
 #ifndef libevdev_uinput_H
 #define libevdev_uinput_H
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 #include <libevdev/libevdev.h>
 
 struct libevdev_uinput;
@@ -226,5 +230,8 @@ int libevdev_uinput_write_event(const struct libevdev_uinput *uinput_dev,
 				unsigned int type,
 				unsigned int code,
 				int value);
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
 
 #endif /* libevdev_uinput_H */