diff --git a/gfx/common/gl_common.h b/gfx/common/gl_common.h
index e4e1c06fb9..46514d99f5 100644
--- a/gfx/common/gl_common.h
+++ b/gfx/common/gl_common.h
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 #include "../video_context_driver.h"
 #include "../drivers/gl_symlinks.h"
 
+RETRO_BEGIN_DECLS
+
 typedef struct gl
 {
    int version_major;
@@ -187,4 +189,6 @@ void gl_load_texture_image(GLenum target,
       GLenum type,
       const GLvoid * data);
 
+RETRO_END_DECLS
+
 #endif