diff --git a/libstdc++/include/cstring b/libstdc++/include/cstring
index 80473cc..d3d9387 100644
--- a/libstdc++/include/cstring
+++ b/libstdc++/include/cstring
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <string.h>
 
+extern "C++" {
+
 namespace std
 {
 using ::memchr;
@@ -63,4 +65,6 @@
 using ::strxfrm;
 }  // namespace std
 
+}  // extern C++
+
 #endif  // BIONIC_LIBSTDCPP_INCLUDE_CSTRING__