#else
# ifdef __cplusplus
# ifdef HAVE_ATTRIBUTE_VISIBILITY
-# define VLC_PUBLIC_API __attribute__((visibility("default")))
-# define VLC_PRIVATE_API __attribute__((visibility("default")))
+# define VLC_PUBLIC_API extern "C" __attribute__((visibility("default")))
+# define VLC_PRIVATE_API extern "C" __attribute__((visibility("default")))
# define VLC_EXPORT( type, name, args ) extern "C" __attribute__((visibility("default"))) type name args
# define VLC_INTERNAL( type, name, args ) extern "C" __attribute__((visibility("hidden"))) type name args
# else
-# define VLC_PUBLIC_API
+# define VLC_PUBLIC_API extern "C"
# define VLC_EXPORT( type, name, args ) extern "C" type name args
# define VLC_INTERNAL( type, name, args ) extern "C" type name args
# endif