diff --git a/cpukit/ChangeLog b/cpukit/ChangeLog
index 102a41c8c2..1808058d40 100644
--- a/cpukit/ChangeLog
+++ b/cpukit/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2009-03-12	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@OARcorp.com>
+
+	* ftpd/ftpd.h: Add extern C.
+
 2009-03-12	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@OARcorp.com>
 
 	PR 1393/cpukit
diff --git a/cpukit/ftpd/ftpd.h b/cpukit/ftpd/ftpd.h
index 43e58eeb65..36ef3fcefc 100644
--- a/cpukit/ftpd/ftpd.h
+++ b/cpukit/ftpd/ftpd.h
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 #ifndef _RTEMS_FTPD_H
 #define _RTEMS_FTPD_H
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
 
 #define FTPD_CONTROL_PORT   21
 
@@ -53,4 +56,8 @@ struct rtems_ftpd_configuration
 
 int rtems_initialize_ftpd(void);
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif  /* _RTEMS_FTPD_H */