diff --git a/src/RagePhoto.cpp b/src/RagePhoto.cpp
index a46df29..2fff99d 100644
--- a/src/RagePhoto.cpp
+++ b/src/RagePhoto.cpp
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ inline void RagePhoto::uInt32ToCharLE(uint32_t x, char *y)
 }
 
 // C API
-
+#ifdef LIBRAGEPHOTO_C_API
 ragephoto_t ragephoto_open()
 {
     return new RagePhoto;
@@ -895,3 +895,4 @@ void ragephoto_close(ragephoto_t instance)
     RagePhoto *ragePhoto = static_cast<RagePhoto*>(instance);
     delete ragePhoto;
 }
+#endif
diff --git a/src/RagePhoto.h b/src/RagePhoto.h
index 5e38f43..15bb4e2 100644
--- a/src/RagePhoto.h
+++ b/src/RagePhoto.h
@@ -206,9 +206,9 @@ LIBRAGEPHOTO_EXPORT uint32_t ragephoto_getphotosize(ragephoto_t instance);
 */
 LIBRAGEPHOTO_EXPORT void ragephoto_close(ragephoto_t instance);
 
-#endif
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
+#endif
 
 #endif // RAGEPHOTO_H