diff --git a/strptime/strptime.h b/strptime/strptime.h
index 891e6f4..1985caf 100644
--- a/strptime/strptime.h
+++ b/strptime/strptime.h
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 #ifndef STRPTIME_H
 #define STRPTIME_H
 
+#if __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 #include <time.h>
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 char* strptime(const char *buf, const char *fmt, struct tm *tm);
 #endif
 
+#if __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif // STRPTIME_H