diff --git a/cpukit/ChangeLog b/cpukit/ChangeLog
index de9c43380a..79ad7df8f3 100644
--- a/cpukit/ChangeLog
+++ b/cpukit/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2010-08-16	Ralf Corsépius <ralf.corsepius@rtems.org>
+
+	* sapi/include/rtems/chain.h: Move extern "C".
+
 2010-08-16	Alin Rus <alin.codejunkie@gmail.com>
 
 	* posix/include/aio.h: Add LIO_SYNC.
diff --git a/cpukit/sapi/include/rtems/chain.h b/cpukit/sapi/include/rtems/chain.h
index 72481f7daa..01b335d666 100644
--- a/cpukit/sapi/include/rtems/chain.h
+++ b/cpukit/sapi/include/rtems/chain.h
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@
 #ifndef _RTEMS_CHAIN_H
 #define _RTEMS_CHAIN_H
 
+#include <rtems/system.h>
+#include <rtems/score/chain.h>
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-#include <rtems/system.h>
-#include <rtems/score/chain.h>
-
 /**
  * @typedef rtems_chain_node
  *