diff --git a/src/include/switch_xml_config.h b/src/include/switch_xml_config.h
index 4cd0df62ff..5a4857bd93 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_xml_config.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_xml_config.h
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
 #ifndef SWITCH_XML_CONFIG_H
 #define SWITCH_XML_CONFIG_H
 
+#include <switch.h>
+
+SWITCH_BEGIN_EXTERN_C
+
 /*! \brief Type of value to parse */
 typedef enum {
 	SWITCH_CONFIG_INT,				/*< (ptr=int* default=int data=NULL) Integer */
@@ -171,6 +175,8 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_size_t) switch_event_import_xml(switch_xml_t xml, const ch
  */
 SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_xml_config_cleanup(switch_xml_config_item_t *instructions);
 
+SWITCH_END_EXTERN_C
+
 #endif /* !defined(SWITCH_XML_CONFIG_H) */
 
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