diff --git a/tdecore/tdehw/tdehardwaredevices.cpp b/tdecore/tdehw/tdehardwaredevices.cpp
index 00d0d51df..8be26e3c7 100644
--- a/tdecore/tdehw/tdehardwaredevices.cpp
+++ b/tdecore/tdehw/tdehardwaredevices.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@
 #include <tdeapplication.h>
 #include <dcopclient.h>
 
+extern "C" {
 #include <libudev.h>
+}
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
diff --git a/tdecore/tdehw/tdehardwaredevices.h b/tdecore/tdehw/tdehardwaredevices.h
index c9f56d96b..210f72d63 100644
--- a/tdecore/tdehw/tdehardwaredevices.h
+++ b/tdecore/tdehw/tdehardwaredevices.h
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@
 // FIXME delete those headers after complete fixing everything in over modules
 #include "tdegenericdevice.h"
 #include "kiconloader.h"
+extern "C" {
 #include <libudev.h>
+}
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <locale.h>