diff --git a/cmds/dumpstate/dumpstate.h b/cmds/dumpstate/dumpstate.h
index c5d3044..f10ec46 100644
--- a/cmds/dumpstate/dumpstate.h
+++ b/cmds/dumpstate/dumpstate.h
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
 
 #define SU_PATH "/system/xbin/su"
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 typedef void (for_each_pid_func)(int, const char *);
 typedef void (for_each_tid_func)(int, int, const char *);
 
@@ -84,4 +88,8 @@
 /* Implemented by libdumpstate_board to dump board-specific info */
 void dumpstate_board();
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif /* _DUMPSTATE_H_ */