diff --git a/contracts/eoslib/db.h b/contracts/eoslib/db.h
index 95ce034cbd7c83b207f891df6543e005c8a74206..9a14182c630e76178f96558e7cb9be4f50691c5e 100644
--- a/contracts/eoslib/db.h
+++ b/contracts/eoslib/db.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <eoslib/types.h>
+extern "C" {
 /**
  *  @defgroup database Database API
  *  @brief APIs that store and retreive data on the blockchain
@@ -174,4 +175,4 @@ bool remove_i128i128( AccountName scope, TableName table, const void* data );
 bool store_i128i128( AccountName scope, TableName table, const void* data, uint32_t len );
 
 ///@}  dbi128i128
-
+}
diff --git a/contracts/eoslib/db.hpp b/contracts/eoslib/db.hpp
index 9426e45de43fa378803791865ec5e0626039abbc..916d96654a997ceabdf37629e4257cc4f7feffeb 100644
--- a/contracts/eoslib/db.hpp
+++ b/contracts/eoslib/db.hpp
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
-extern "C" {
 #include <eoslib/db.h>
-}