diff --git a/libretro-common/file/retro_stat.c b/libretro-common/file/retro_stat.c
index fc7666650a..fb5eb13df1 100644
--- a/libretro-common/file/retro_stat.c
+++ b/libretro-common/file/retro_stat.c
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@
 #include <retro_miscellaneous.h>
 #include <boolean.h>
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 enum stat_mode
 {
    IS_DIRECTORY = 0,
@@ -211,3 +215,7 @@ bool mkdir_norecurse(const char *dir)
       printf("mkdir(%s) error: %s.\n", dir, strerror(errno));
    return ret == 0;
 }
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/libretro-common/include/retro_stat.h b/libretro-common/include/retro_stat.h
index cd83d003a4..6429bb60bf 100644
--- a/libretro-common/include/retro_stat.h
+++ b/libretro-common/include/retro_stat.h
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@
 
 #include <boolean.h>
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 /**
  * path_is_directory:
  * @path               : path
@@ -54,4 +58,8 @@ int32_t path_get_size(const char *path);
  **/
 bool mkdir_norecurse(const char *dir);
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif