diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h b/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h
index 1463cfecb56b..9e0b5c8d92ce 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/time_types.h>
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 /*
  * IO submission data structure (Submission Queue Entry)
  */
@@ -661,4 +665,8 @@ struct io_uring_recvmsg_out {
 	__u32 flags;
 };
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif