diff --git a/src/export.map b/src/export.map
index 25655b77e4d..62537c63d1b 100644
--- a/src/export.map
+++ b/src/export.map
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
    db_env_set_flusher_thread_callback;
    db_env_set_num_bucket_mutexes;
 
+   read_partitioned_counter;
+
    toku_ydb_error_all_cases;
    toku_set_trace_file;
    toku_close_trace_file;
diff --git a/util/partitioned_counter.h b/util/partitioned_counter.h
index 89f624e8ea5..09d95218cee 100644
--- a/util/partitioned_counter.h
+++ b/util/partitioned_counter.h
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ PATENT RIGHTS GRANT:
 //
 
 // The old C interface.  This required a bunch of explicit ___attribute__((__destructor__)) functions to remember to destroy counters at the end.
+#if defined(__cplusplus)
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 typedef struct partitioned_counter *PARTITIONED_COUNTER;
 PARTITIONED_COUNTER create_partitioned_counter(void);
 // Effect: Create a counter, initialized to zero.
@@ -133,7 +137,7 @@ void increment_partitioned_counter(PARTITIONED_COUNTER, uint64_t amount);
 // Effect: Increment the counter by amount.
 // Requires: No overflows.  This is a 64-bit unsigned counter.
 
-uint64_t read_partitioned_counter(PARTITIONED_COUNTER);
+uint64_t read_partitioned_counter(PARTITIONED_COUNTER) __attribute__((__visibility__("default")));
 // Effect: Return the current value of the counter.
 
 void partitioned_counters_init(void);
@@ -142,6 +146,10 @@ void partitioned_counters_init(void);
 void partitioned_counters_destroy(void);
 // Effect: Destroy any partitioned counters data structures.
 
+#if defined(__cplusplus)
+};
+#endif
+
 #if 0
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include "fttypes.h"