diff --git a/include/tinycompress/tinycompress.h b/include/tinycompress/tinycompress.h
index 40de69a..9f95b87 100644
--- a/include/tinycompress/tinycompress.h
+++ b/include/tinycompress/tinycompress.h
@@ -290,4 +290,10 @@
 
 /* utility functions */
 unsigned int compress_get_alsa_rate(unsigned int rate);
+
+
+#if defined(__cplusplus)
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif