diff --git a/src/storage.h b/src/storage.h
index fa3cd5b8c..5aee09817 100644
--- a/src/storage.h
+++ b/src/storage.h
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 
 #define OBJ_ENCODING_EMBSTR_SIZE_LIMIT 44   // Note: also defined in object.c - should always match
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 enum MALLOC_CLASS
 {
     MALLOC_LOCAL,
@@ -22,4 +26,8 @@ void sfree_objembstr(struct redisObject *obj);
 struct redisObject *salloc_obj();
 void sfree_obj(struct redisObject *obj);
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif