diff --git a/include/rbs.h b/include/rbs.h
index 8de185498..a9ee39576 100644
--- a/include/rbs.h
+++ b/include/rbs.h
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 #ifndef RBS_H
 #define RBS_H
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 #include "rbs/parser.h"
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif