diff --git a/examples/riot_and_cpp/cpp_class.cpp b/examples/riot_and_cpp/cpp_class.cpp
index 7d53250c89..c6f4586ac7 100644
--- a/examples/riot_and_cpp/cpp_class.cpp
+++ b/examples/riot_and_cpp/cpp_class.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * @}
  */
 
-#include "cpp_class.h"
+#include "cpp_class.hpp"
 
 cpp_class::cpp_class()
 {
diff --git a/examples/riot_and_cpp/cpp_class.h b/examples/riot_and_cpp/cpp_class.hpp
similarity index 97%
rename from examples/riot_and_cpp/cpp_class.h
rename to examples/riot_and_cpp/cpp_class.hpp
index 112f1aa032..8f26711b58 100644
--- a/examples/riot_and_cpp/cpp_class.h
+++ b/examples/riot_and_cpp/cpp_class.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * @ingroup     examples
  * @{
  *
- * @file        cpp_class.h
+ * @file        cpp_class.hpp
  * @brief       simple c++ object declaration with public and private functions
  *
  * @author      Martin Landsmann <martin.landsmann@haw-hamburg.de>
diff --git a/examples/riot_and_cpp/main.cpp b/examples/riot_and_cpp/main.cpp
index 5b93b2aa78..24100a8ffe 100644
--- a/examples/riot_and_cpp/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/riot_and_cpp/main.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <vector>
-#include "cpp_class.h"
+#include "cpp_class.hpp"
 
 using namespace std;