diff --git a/include/d3dcompiler.h b/include/d3dcompiler.h
index 43af2649582..39501432b7c 100644
--- a/include/d3dcompiler.h
+++ b/include/d3dcompiler.h
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 
 #include "d3d11shader.h"
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 #define D3DCOMPILE_DEBUG                          0x0001
 #define D3DCOMPILE_SKIP_VALIDATION                0x0002
 #define D3DCOMPILE_SKIP_OPTIMIZATION              0x0004
@@ -85,4 +89,8 @@ HRESULT WINAPI D3DPreprocess(const void *data, SIZE_T size, const char *filename
         const D3D_SHADER_MACRO *defines, ID3DInclude *include,
         ID3DBlob **shader, ID3DBlob **error_messages);
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif