diff --git a/rtemsbsd/include/machine/rtems-bsd-kernel-space.h b/rtemsbsd/include/machine/rtems-bsd-kernel-space.h
index b22d73e2..09bcecf1 100644
--- a/rtemsbsd/include/machine/rtems-bsd-kernel-space.h
+++ b/rtemsbsd/include/machine/rtems-bsd-kernel-space.h
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@
 #include <machine/rtems-bsd-version.h>
 #include <machine/rtems-bsd-kernel-namespace.h>
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+
 /* Assert */
 
 void rtems_bsd_assert_func(const char *file, int line, const char *func, const char *expr);
@@ -94,4 +98,8 @@ void rtems_bsd_assert_func(const char *file, int line, const char *func, const c
 
 #define	EDOOFUS __ELASTERROR
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+
 #endif /* _RTEMS_BSD_MACHINE_RTEMS_BSD_KERNEL_SPACE_H_ */