diff --git a/include/fatal.h b/include/fatal.h
index 932acb53dfd..572d6dcae80 100644
--- a/include/fatal.h
+++ b/include/fatal.h
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
 #include <arch/cpu.h>
 #include <toolchain.h>
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 /**
  * @defgroup fatal_apis Fatal error APIs
  * @ingroup kernel_apis
@@ -100,4 +104,8 @@ void z_fatal_error(unsigned int reason, const z_arch_esf_t *esf);
 
 /** @} */
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif /* ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_FATAL_H */