diff --git a/cpu/native/include/periph_conf.h b/cpu/native/include/periph_conf.h
index d31a8ad8d7a2..f49cd4ddd6a7 100644
--- a/cpu/native/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/cpu/native/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@
  * @author  Ludwig Ortmann <ludwig.ortmann@fu-berlin.de>
  */
 
+#ifndef PERIPH_CONF_H
+#define PERIPH_CONF_H
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+ extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 #ifdef MODULE_NATIVE_GPIO_VIRTUAL       /* virtual */
 #define GPIO_0_EN   (1)
 #define GPIO_1_EN   (1)
@@ -112,3 +119,10 @@
 #else                                   /* no GPIO device */
 #define GPIO_NUMOF (0)
 #endif
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* PERIPH_CONF_H */
+/** @} */