diff --git a/components/newlib/platform_include/sys/dirent.h b/components/newlib/platform_include/sys/dirent.h
index 4626ae14d2..bfa49f5ea4 100644
--- a/components/newlib/platform_include/sys/dirent.h
+++ b/components/newlib/platform_include/sys/dirent.h
@@ -19,11 +19,16 @@
 
 /**
  * This header file provides POSIX-compatible definitions of directory
- * access functions and related data types.
+ * access data types. Starting with newlib 3.3, related functions are defined
+ * in 'dirent.h' bundled with newlib.
  * See http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/7908799/xsh/dirent.h.html
  * for reference.
  */
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 /**
  * @brief Opaque directory structure
  */
@@ -57,3 +62,7 @@ void seekdir(DIR* pdir, long loc);
 void rewinddir(DIR* pdir);
 int closedir(DIR* pdir);
 int readdir_r(DIR* pdir, struct dirent* entry, struct dirent** out_dirent);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/tools/ci/check_public_headers_exceptions.txt b/tools/ci/check_public_headers_exceptions.txt
index fe42aecfcd..b0756d1141 100644
--- a/tools/ci/check_public_headers_exceptions.txt
+++ b/tools/ci/check_public_headers_exceptions.txt
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ components/lwip/port/esp32/include/arch/cc.h
 components/lwip/port/esp32/include/debug/lwip_debug.h
 components/lwip/port/esp32/include/arch/cc.h
 
-components/vfs/include/sys/dirent.h
-
 components/esp_wifi/esp32/include/phy_init_data.h
 
 components/spi_flash/include/spi_flash_chip_issi.h