--- a/amf/public/include/components/DisplayCapture.h
+++ b/amf/public/include/components/DisplayCapture.h
@@ -40,11 +40,13 @@
 
 #include "Component.h"
 
+#if defined(__cplusplus) // FIX198: this declaration uses C++ namespace types.
 extern "C"
 {
     // To create capture component with Desktop Duplication API use this function
     AMF_RESULT AMF_CDECL_CALL AMFCreateComponentDisplayCapture(amf::AMFContext* pContext, void* reserved, amf::AMFComponent** ppComponent);
 }
+#endif
 
 // To create AMD Direct Capture component use this component ID with AMFFactory::CreateComponent()
 #define AMFDisplayCapture L"AMFDisplayCapture"