diff --git a/core/gettext.h b/core/gettext.h
index ed2f56d78..806154007 100644
--- a/core/gettext.h
+++ b/core/gettext.h
@@ -2,10 +2,22 @@
 #ifndef MYGETTEXT_H
 #define MYGETTEXT_H
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+
+extern "C" const char *trGettext(const char *);
+static inline const char *translate(const char *, const char *arg)
+{
+	return trGettext(arg);
+}
+
+#else
+
 /* this is for the Qt based translations */
 extern const char *trGettext(const char *);
 #define translate(_context, arg) trGettext(arg)
 #define QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP(_context, arg) arg
 #define QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP3(_context, arg, _comment) arg
 
+#endif
+
 #endif // MYGETTEXT_H