diff --git a/components/espcoredump/include/esp_core_dump.h b/components/espcoredump/include/esp_core_dump.h
index 022bde9513..9945b58cea 100644
--- a/components/espcoredump/include/esp_core_dump.h
+++ b/components/espcoredump/include/esp_core_dump.h
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
 #include "esp_err.h"
 #include "esp_private/panic_internal.h"
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 /**************************************************************************************/
 /******************************** EXCEPTION MODE API **********************************/
 /**************************************************************************************/
@@ -85,4 +89,8 @@ void esp_core_dump_to_uart(panic_info_t *info);
  */
 esp_err_t esp_core_dump_image_get(size_t* out_addr, size_t *out_size);
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif