diff --git a/SOURCES/libart-2.3.19-header.patch b/SOURCES/libart-2.3.19-header.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e87c87c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/libart-2.3.19-header.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+--- libart_lgpl-2.3.19/art_misc.h.extern-c      2007-01-02 00:59:22.000000000 +0100
++++ libart_lgpl-2.3.19/art_misc.h       2007-03-01 09:19:06.000000000 +0100
+@@ -34,9 +34,15 @@
+ #include <libart_lgpl/art_config.h>
+ #endif
+
++#ifdef __cplusplus
++extern "C" {
++#endif
+ void *art_alloc(size_t size);
+ void art_free(void *ptr);
+ void *art_realloc(void *ptr, size_t size);
++#ifdef __cplusplus
++}
++#endif /* __cplusplus */
+ 
+ /* These aren't, strictly speaking, configuration macros, but they're
+    damn handy to have around, and may be worth playing with for