diff --git a/lapack-netlib/lapacke/include/lapacke_config.h b/lapack-netlib/lapacke/include/lapacke_config.h
index 561b2736b..d46ed98e5 100644
--- a/lapack-netlib/lapacke/include/lapacke_config.h
+++ b/lapack-netlib/lapacke/include/lapacke_config.h
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 #if defined(LAPACK_COMPLEX_CPP)
 #include <complex>
 #endif
-extern "C" {
 #endif /* __cplusplus */
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -63,8 +62,14 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #if defined(LAPACK_COMPLEX_STRUCTURE)
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
 typedef struct { float real, imag; } _lapack_complex_float;
 typedef struct { double real, imag; } _lapack_complex_double;
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
 #define lapack_complex_float  _lapack_complex_float
 #define lapack_complex_double _lapack_complex_double
 #define lapack_complex_float_real(z)  ((z).real)
@@ -103,8 +108,14 @@ typedef struct { double real, imag; } _lapack_complex_double;
 
 #endif
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
 lapack_complex_float lapack_make_complex_float( float re, float im );
 lapack_complex_double lapack_make_complex_double( double re, double im );
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
 
 #endif
 
@@ -116,8 +127,4 @@ lapack_complex_double lapack_make_complex_double( double re, double im );
 #define LAPACK_free( p )        free( p )
 #endif
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif /* __cplusplus */
-
 #endif /* _LAPACKE_CONFIG_H_ */