diff --git a/src/util/u_process.h b/src/util/u_process.h
index 88b80e5ec12..51b06056614 100644
--- a/src/util/u_process.h
+++ b/src/util/u_process.h
@@ -30,10 +30,18 @@
 
 #include <stddef.h>
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 const char *
 util_get_process_name(void);
 
 size_t
 util_get_process_exec_path(char* process_path, size_t len);
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+} /* extern C */
+#endif
+
 #endif