diff --git a/CommonLibs/Threads.cpp b/CommonLibs/Threads.cpp
index b3ff52f0..a98183ae 100644
--- a/CommonLibs/Threads.cpp
+++ b/CommonLibs/Threads.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@
 #include "Timeval.h"
 #include "Logger.h"
 
+extern "C" {
 #include <osmocom/core/thread.h>
+}
 
 using namespace std;