diff --git a/disas/libvixl/vixl/code-buffer.h b/disas/libvixl/vixl/code-buffer.h
index f93ebb6b82..b95babbdee 100644
--- a/disas/libvixl/vixl/code-buffer.h
+++ b/disas/libvixl/vixl/code-buffer.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #ifndef VIXL_CODE_BUFFER_H
 #define VIXL_CODE_BUFFER_H
 
-#include <string.h>
+#include <cstring>
 #include "vixl/globals.h"
 
 namespace vixl {
diff --git a/disas/libvixl/vixl/globals.h b/disas/libvixl/vixl/globals.h
index 7099aa599f..3a71942f1e 100644
--- a/disas/libvixl/vixl/globals.h
+++ b/disas/libvixl/vixl/globals.h
@@ -40,15 +40,17 @@
 #define __STDC_FORMAT_MACROS
 #endif
 
-#include <stdint.h>
+extern "C" {
 #include <inttypes.h>
-
-#include <assert.h>
-#include <stdarg.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <stddef.h>
+}
+
+#include <cassert>
+#include <cstdarg>
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <cstdlib>
+
 #include "vixl/platform.h"
 
 
diff --git a/disas/libvixl/vixl/invalset.h b/disas/libvixl/vixl/invalset.h
index ffdc0237b4..2e0871f8c3 100644
--- a/disas/libvixl/vixl/invalset.h
+++ b/disas/libvixl/vixl/invalset.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #ifndef VIXL_INVALSET_H_
 #define VIXL_INVALSET_H_
 
-#include <string.h>
+#include <cstring>
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <vector>
diff --git a/disas/libvixl/vixl/platform.h b/disas/libvixl/vixl/platform.h
index ab588f07f5..26a74de81b 100644
--- a/disas/libvixl/vixl/platform.h
+++ b/disas/libvixl/vixl/platform.h
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@
 #define PLATFORM_H
 
 // Define platform specific functionalities.
+extern "C" {
 #include <signal.h>
+}
 
 namespace vixl {
 inline void HostBreakpoint() { raise(SIGINT); }
diff --git a/disas/libvixl/vixl/utils.cc b/disas/libvixl/vixl/utils.cc
index 3b8bd75fba..69304d266d 100644
--- a/disas/libvixl/vixl/utils.cc
+++ b/disas/libvixl/vixl/utils.cc
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 // OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 #include "vixl/utils.h"
-#include <stdio.h>
+#include <cstdio>
 
 namespace vixl {
 
diff --git a/disas/libvixl/vixl/utils.h b/disas/libvixl/vixl/utils.h
index 5ab134e240..ecb0f1014a 100644
--- a/disas/libvixl/vixl/utils.h
+++ b/disas/libvixl/vixl/utils.h
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
 #ifndef VIXL_UTILS_H
 #define VIXL_UTILS_H
 
-#include <string.h>
 #include <cmath>
+#include <cstring>
 #include "vixl/globals.h"
 #include "vixl/compiler-intrinsics.h"