diff --git a/linker/linker_debug.h b/linker/linker_debug.h
index f1b6208..48a7abf 100644
--- a/linker/linker_debug.h
+++ b/linker/linker_debug.h
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@
  */
 #if LINKER_DEBUG
 #include "linker_format.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 extern int debug_verbosity;
 #if LINKER_DEBUG_TO_LOG
 extern int format_log(int, const char *, const char *, ...);
@@ -75,6 +80,11 @@
         if (debug_verbosity > (v)) format_fd(1, x);  \
     } while (0)
 #endif /* !LINKER_DEBUG_TO_LOG */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+};
+#endif
+
 #else /* !LINKER_DEBUG */
 #define _PRINTVF(v,f,x...)   do {} while(0)
 #endif /* LINKER_DEBUG */