diff --git a/src/include/ipv4/lwip/autoip.h b/src/include/ipv4/lwip/autoip.h
index fe0d6280..f2621658 100644
--- a/src/include/ipv4/lwip/autoip.h
+++ b/src/include/ipv4/lwip/autoip.h
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@
 #include "lwip/udp.h"
 #include "netif/etharp.h"
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 /* AutoIP Timing */
 #define AUTOIP_TMR_INTERVAL      100
 #define AUTOIP_TICKS_PER_SECOND (1000 / AUTOIP_TMR_INTERVAL)
@@ -103,6 +107,10 @@ void autoip_tmr(void);
 /** Handle a possible change in the network configuration */
 void autoip_network_changed(struct netif *netif);
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif /* LWIP_AUTOIP */
 
 #endif /* __LWIP_AUTOIP_H__ */