diff --git a/include/sys/utsname.h b/include/sys/utsname.h
index 27d5d2be80..3920299cd8 100644
--- a/include/sys/utsname.h
+++ b/include/sys/utsname.h
@@ -72,10 +72,28 @@ struct utsname
   char machine[SYS_NAMELEN];      /* Machine hardware */
 };
 
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Pre-processor Definitions
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#undef EXTERN
+#if defined(__cplusplus)
+#define EXTERN extern "C"
+extern "C"
+{
+#else
+#define EXTERN extern
+#endif
+
 /****************************************************************************
  * Public Function Prototypes
  ****************************************************************************/
 
 int uname(FAR struct utsname *name);
 
+#undef EXTERN
+#if defined(__cplusplus)
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif /* __INCLUDE_SYS_UTSNAME_H */