diff --git a/include/cuda/cuda.h b/include/cuda/cuda.h
index 5c813ad2cf8..d7105fb331e 100644
--- a/include/cuda/cuda.h
+++ b/include/cuda/cuda.h
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ the proprietary CUDA toolkit.  */
 
 #define CUDA_VERSION 8000
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 typedef void *CUcontext;
 typedef int CUdevice;
 #if defined(__LP64__) || defined(_WIN64)
@@ -191,4 +195,8 @@ CUresult cuStreamQuery (CUstream);
 CUresult cuStreamSynchronize (CUstream);
 CUresult cuStreamWaitEvent (CUstream, CUevent, unsigned);
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif /* GCC_CUDA_H */