diff --git a/cpukit/libcsupport/include/rtems/libio_.h b/cpukit/libcsupport/include/rtems/libio_.h
index 6b326b7590..f64fefb2e8 100644
--- a/cpukit/libcsupport/include/rtems/libio_.h
+++ b/cpukit/libcsupport/include/rtems/libio_.h
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@
 #ifndef _RTEMS_RTEMS_LIBIO__H
 #define _RTEMS_RTEMS_LIBIO__H
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
 #include <rtems.h>
 #include <rtems/libio.h>                /* include before standard IO */
 
@@ -29,6 +25,10 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #include <errno.h>
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 /*
  *  Semaphore to protect the io table
  */