diff --git a/performance.h b/performance.h
index 01831faaed..4515dc1c65 100644
--- a/performance.h
+++ b/performance.h
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 #include "boolean.h"
 #include <stdint.h>
 typedef unsigned long long rarch_perf_tick_t;
@@ -94,5 +98,9 @@ void rarch_get_cpu_features(struct rarch_cpu_features *cpu);
 
 #endif
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif