diff --git a/smaz.h b/smaz.h
index ce9c35d..39fd68d 100644
--- a/smaz.h
+++ b/smaz.h
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 #ifndef _SMAZ_H
 #define _SMAZ_H
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+{
+#endif //__cplusplus
+
 int smaz_compress(char *in, int inlen, char *out, int outlen);
 int smaz_decompress(char *in, int inlen, char *out, int outlen);
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+};
+#endif //__cplusplus
+
 #endif