diff --git a/include/freerdp/utils/helpers.h b/include/freerdp/utils/helpers.h
index 68d9898fd..52db2aa8d 100644
--- a/include/freerdp/utils/helpers.h
+++ b/include/freerdp/utils/helpers.h
@@ -25,30 +25,39 @@
 
 #include <freerdp/api.h>
 
-/** @brief Return the absolute path of a configuration file (the path of the configuration
- * directory if \b filename is \b NULL)
- *
- *  @param system a boolean indicating the configuration base, \b TRUE for system configuration,
- * \b FALSE for user configuration
- *  @param filename an optional configuration file name to append.
- *
- *  @return The absolute path of the desired configuration or \b NULL in case of failure. Use \b
- * free to clean up the allocated string.
- *
- *
- *  @since version 3.9.0
- */
-WINPR_ATTR_MALLOC(free, 1)
-FREERDP_API char* freerdp_GetConfigFilePath(BOOL system, const char* filename);
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+{
+#endif
 
-/** @brief return a parsed JSON for a given config file name.
- *
- *  @param system a boolean indicating the configuration base, \b TRUE for system configuration,
- * \b FALSE for user configuration
- *  @param filename an optional configuration file name to append.
- *
- *  @return A parsed \b WINPR_JSON object or \b NULL in case of any failure.
- *  @since version 3.16.0
- */
-WINPR_ATTR_MALLOC(WINPR_JSON_Delete, 1)
-FREERDP_API WINPR_JSON* freerdp_GetJSONConfigFile(BOOL system, const char* filename);
+	/** @brief Return the absolute path of a configuration file (the path of the configuration
+	 * directory if \b filename is \b NULL)
+	 *
+	 *  @param system a boolean indicating the configuration base, \b TRUE for system configuration,
+	 * \b FALSE for user configuration
+	 *  @param filename an optional configuration file name to append.
+	 *
+	 *  @return The absolute path of the desired configuration or \b NULL in case of failure. Use \b
+	 * free to clean up the allocated string.
+	 *
+	 *
+	 *  @since version 3.9.0
+	 */
+	WINPR_ATTR_MALLOC(free, 1)
+	FREERDP_API char* freerdp_GetConfigFilePath(BOOL system, const char* filename);
+
+	/** @brief return a parsed JSON for a given config file name.
+	 *
+	 *  @param system a boolean indicating the configuration base, \b TRUE for system configuration,
+	 * \b FALSE for user configuration
+	 *  @param filename an optional configuration file name to append.
+	 *
+	 *  @return A parsed \b WINPR_JSON object or \b NULL in case of any failure.
+	 *  @since version 3.16.0
+	 */
+	WINPR_ATTR_MALLOC(WINPR_JSON_Delete, 1)
+	FREERDP_API WINPR_JSON* freerdp_GetJSONConfigFile(BOOL system, const char* filename);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif