diff --git a/liba/include/stdbool.h b/liba/include/stdbool.h
index 96cba3370..5c470111a 100644
--- a/liba/include/stdbool.h
+++ b/liba/include/stdbool.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef LIBA_STDBOOL_H
 #define LIBA_STDBOOL_H
 
+#ifndef __cplusplus
 typedef char bool;
+#endif
 
 #endif