diff --git a/indra/plugins/gstreamer010/media_plugin_gstreamer010.cpp b/indra/plugins/gstreamer010/media_plugin_gstreamer010.cpp
index 18739f093..b1657e575 100644
--- a/indra/plugins/gstreamer010/media_plugin_gstreamer010.cpp
+++ b/indra/plugins/gstreamer010/media_plugin_gstreamer010.cpp
@@ -55,10 +55,8 @@
 
 #if LL_GSTREAMER010_ENABLED
 
-extern "C" {
 #include <gst/gst.h>
 #include <gst/gstelement.h>
-}
 
 #include "llmediaimplgstreamer.h"
 #include "llmediaimplgstreamertriviallogging.h"