diff --git a/headers/private/kernel/arch/elf.h b/headers/private/kernel/arch/elf.h
index 181b59e7a0..3e022ff167 100644
--- a/headers/private/kernel/arch/elf.h
+++ b/headers/private/kernel/arch/elf.h
@@ -9,11 +9,19 @@ struct Elf32_Rel;
 struct Elf32_Rela;
 struct elf_image_info;
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 extern int arch_elf_relocate_rel(struct elf_image_info *image, const char *sym_prepend,
 	struct elf_image_info *resolve_image, struct Elf32_Rel *rel, int rel_len);
 extern int arch_elf_relocate_rela(struct elf_image_info *image, const char *sym_prepend,
 	struct elf_image_info *resolve_image, struct Elf32_Rela *rel, int rel_len);
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
 #include <arch_elf.h>
 
 #endif	/* _KERNEL_ARCH_ELF_H */