diff --git a/kubernetes/include/utils.h b/kubernetes/include/utils.h
index 4762952..5778626 100644
--- a/kubernetes/include/utils.h
+++ b/kubernetes/include/utils.h
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
 #ifndef UTILS_HPP
 #define UTILS_HPP
 
+#ifdef  __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
 
 #if !defined(HAVE_STRNDUP)
 char *strndup(const char *s, size_t n);
 #endif /* ! HAVE_STRNDUP */
 
+#ifdef  __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif //UTILS_HPP