diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_autoexec.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_autoexec.hh
similarity index 78%
rename from source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_autoexec.h
rename to source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_autoexec.hh
index a36c5c81b1d..201769cf0e2 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_autoexec.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_autoexec.hh
@@ -7,16 +7,8 @@
  * \ingroup bke
  */
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
 /**
  * \param path: The path to check against.
  * \return Success
  */
 bool BKE_autoexec_match(const char *path);
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/CMakeLists.txt b/source/blender/blenkernel/CMakeLists.txt
index 20fae0b2eca..3541ebd9ba8 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ set(SRC
   BKE_attribute.h
   BKE_attribute.hh
   BKE_attribute_math.hh
-  BKE_autoexec.h
+  BKE_autoexec.hh
   BKE_bake_geometry_nodes_modifier.hh
   BKE_bake_items.hh
   BKE_bake_items_paths.hh
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/autoexec.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/autoexec.cc
index ddc3ea772c1..507adc9895e 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/autoexec.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/autoexec.cc
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #  include "BLI_string.h"
 #endif
 
-#include "BKE_autoexec.h" /* own include */
+#include "BKE_autoexec.hh" /* own include */
 
 bool BKE_autoexec_match(const char *path)
 {
diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_files.cc b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_files.cc
index b4a1bb91ca6..7edee31519c 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_files.cc
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_files.cc
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 
 #include "BKE_addon.h"
 #include "BKE_appdir.h"
-#include "BKE_autoexec.h"
+#include "BKE_autoexec.hh"
 #include "BKE_blender.h"
 #include "BKE_blender_version.h"
 #include "BKE_blendfile.hh"