diff --git a/subsys/tracing/include/tracing_cpu_stats.h b/subsys/tracing/include/tracing_cpu_stats.h
index cacaad21e0d..4c5c2d23a9f 100644
--- a/subsys/tracing/include/tracing_cpu_stats.h
+++ b/subsys/tracing/include/tracing_cpu_stats.h
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 #include <kernel_structs.h>
 #include <init.h>
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 struct cpu_stats {
 	u64_t idle;
 	u64_t non_idle;
@@ -41,4 +45,8 @@ void cpu_stats_reset_counters(void);
 #define sys_trace_void(id)
 #define sys_trace_end_call(id)
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif /* _TRACE_CPU_STATS_H */