diff --git a/minimp3.h b/minimp3.h
index 3220ae1..824c5ae 100644
--- a/minimp3.h
+++ b/minimp3.h
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 */
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+
 #define MINIMP3_MAX_SAMPLES_PER_FRAME (1152*2)
 
 typedef struct
@@ -22,10 +26,6 @@ typedef struct
     unsigned char header[4], reserv_buf[511];
 } mp3dec_t;
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif /* __cplusplus */
-
 void mp3dec_init(mp3dec_t *dec);
 #ifndef MINIMP3_FLOAT_OUTPUT
 typedef int16_t mp3d_sample_t;