diff --git a/components/esp32/include/esp32/spiram.h b/components/esp32/include/esp32/spiram.h
index ccbca2c0b8..bd48e8db1d 100644
--- a/components/esp32/include/esp32/spiram.h
+++ b/components/esp32/include/esp32/spiram.h
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include "esp_err.h"
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 typedef enum {
     ESP_SPIRAM_SIZE_16MBITS = 0,   /*!< SPI RAM size is 16 MBits */
     ESP_SPIRAM_SIZE_32MBITS = 1,   /*!< SPI RAM size is 32 MBits */
@@ -114,3 +118,7 @@ bool esp_spiram_is_initialized(void);
 
 
 #endif
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/components/esp32s3/include/esp32s3/spiram.h b/components/esp32s3/include/esp32s3/spiram.h
index abe2d05ecd..105a60543e 100644
--- a/components/esp32s3/include/esp32s3/spiram.h
+++ b/components/esp32s3/include/esp32s3/spiram.h
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include "esp_err.h"
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 /**
  * @brief Initialize spiram interface/hardware. Normally called from cpu_start.c.
  *
@@ -135,4 +139,8 @@ uint32_t rodata_flash_end_page_get(void);
 int rodata_flash2spiram_offset(void);
 #endif
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif
diff --git a/tools/ci/check_public_headers_exceptions.txt b/tools/ci/check_public_headers_exceptions.txt
index c8ab4fdd9e..20861b1a5a 100644
--- a/tools/ci/check_public_headers_exceptions.txt
+++ b/tools/ci/check_public_headers_exceptions.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ components/esp_rom/include/esp32s2/rom/rsa_pss.h
 components/esp_common/include/esp_private/
 
 components/esp32/include/esp32/brownout.h
-components/esp32/include/esp32/spiram.h
 components/esp32/include/esp32/cache_err_int.h
 
 components/driver/include/driver/sdmmc_defs.h