--- a/gtk/board.cc
+++ b/gtk/board.cc
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <config.hh>
-extern "C" {
 #include <gettext.h>
-}
 #define _(String) Glib::locale_to_utf8(gettext(String))
 
 #include <board.hh>
