diff --git a/sys/dshowsrcwrapper/gstdshowsrcwrapper.cpp b/sys/dshowsrcwrapper/gstdshowsrcwrapper.cpp
index c9a980fa35..9acfc344ec 100644
--- a/sys/dshowsrcwrapper/gstdshowsrcwrapper.cpp
+++ b/sys/dshowsrcwrapper/gstdshowsrcwrapper.cpp
@@ -38,8 +38,12 @@ plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
   return TRUE;
 }
 
+extern "C" {
+
 GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (GST_VERSION_MAJOR,
     GST_VERSION_MINOR,
     "dshowsrcwrapper",
     "DirectShow sources wrapper plugin",
     plugin_init, VERSION, "LGPL", GST_PACKAGE_NAME, GST_PACKAGE_ORIGIN)
+
+}