diff --git a/opal/util/fd.h b/opal/util/fd.h
index 8464b4bf5e..1950981f2d 100644
--- a/opal/util/fd.h
+++ b/opal/util/fd.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2008-2009 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2008-2010 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2009 Sandia National Laboratories. All rights reserved.
  *
  * $COPYRIGHT$
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 #include "opal_config.h"
 
+BEGIN_C_DECLS
+
 /**
  * Read a complete buffer from a file descriptor.
  *
@@ -46,4 +48,6 @@ OPAL_DECLSPEC int opal_fd_read(int fd, int len, void *buffer);
  */
 OPAL_DECLSPEC int opal_fd_write(int fd, int len, const void *buffer);
 
+END_C_DECLS
+
 #endif