diff --git a/include/execinfo.h b/include/execinfo.h
index 5fa5b35965..9907184f7c 100644
--- a/include/execinfo.h
+++ b/include/execinfo.h
@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@
  * Public Function Prototypes
  ****************************************************************************/
 
+#undef EXTERN
+#if defined(__cplusplus)
+#define EXTERN extern "C"
+extern "C"
+{
+#else
+#define EXTERN extern
+#endif
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_EABI_UNWINDER)
 
 /* Store up to SIZE return address of the current program state in
@@ -37,4 +46,9 @@ extern void dump_stack(void);
 # define dump_stack()
 #endif
 
+#undef EXTERN
+#if defined(__cplusplus)
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif /* __INCLUDE_EXECINFO_H */