diff --git a/ParU/Include/ParU_C.h b/ParU/Include/ParU_C.h
index 4cfa4ef7f..da95e9981 100644
--- a/ParU/Include/ParU_C.h
+++ b/ParU/Include/ParU_C.h
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@
 #ifndef PARU_C_H
 #define PARU_C_H
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif 
-
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include "ParU_definitions.h"
 
@@ -79,6 +75,10 @@ typedef struct ParU_C_Numeric_struct
     void *num_handle;
 } ParU_C_Numeric;
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif 
+
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // ParU_Version: 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------