diff --git a/components/esp32/include/esp_panic.h b/components/esp32/include/esp_panic.h
index aa83c6d381..e9668facc5 100644
--- a/components/esp32/include/esp_panic.h
+++ b/components/esp32/include/esp_panic.h
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #ifndef PANIC_H
 #define PANIC_H
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+{
+#endif
 
 #define PANIC_RSN_NONE 0
 #define PANIC_RSN_DEBUGEXCEPTION 1
@@ -59,4 +63,8 @@ void esp_clear_watchpoint(int no);
 
 #endif
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif