diff --git a/src-self-hosted/translate_c.zig b/src-self-hosted/translate_c.zig
index 2bd38d9f1c..9b5ad2644b 100644
--- a/src-self-hosted/translate_c.zig
+++ b/src-self-hosted/translate_c.zig
@@ -4907,7 +4907,7 @@ fn finishTransFnProto(
     const pub_tok = if (is_pub) try appendToken(rp.c, .Keyword_pub, "pub") else null;
     const extern_export_inline_tok = if (is_export)
         try appendToken(rp.c, .Keyword_export, "export")
-    else if (cc == .C and is_extern)
+    else if (is_extern)
         try appendToken(rp.c, .Keyword_extern, "extern")
     else
         null;
diff --git a/test/translate_c.zig b/test/translate_c.zig
index 07719466d6..7e94798efb 100644
--- a/test/translate_c.zig
+++ b/test/translate_c.zig
@@ -1260,11 +1260,11 @@ pub fn addCases(cases: *tests.TranslateCContext) void {
         \\void __attribute__((cdecl)) foo4(float *a);
         \\void __attribute__((thiscall)) foo5(float *a);
     , &[_][]const u8{
-        \\pub fn foo1(a: [*c]f32) callconv(.Fastcall) void;
-        \\pub fn foo2(a: [*c]f32) callconv(.Stdcall) void;
-        \\pub fn foo3(a: [*c]f32) callconv(.Vectorcall) void;
+        \\pub extern fn foo1(a: [*c]f32) callconv(.Fastcall) void;
+        \\pub extern fn foo2(a: [*c]f32) callconv(.Stdcall) void;
+        \\pub extern fn foo3(a: [*c]f32) callconv(.Vectorcall) void;
         \\pub extern fn foo4(a: [*c]f32) void;
-        \\pub fn foo5(a: [*c]f32) callconv(.Thiscall) void;
+        \\pub extern fn foo5(a: [*c]f32) callconv(.Thiscall) void;
     });
 
     cases.addWithTarget("Calling convention", CrossTarget.parse(.{
@@ -1274,8 +1274,8 @@ pub fn addCases(cases: *tests.TranslateCContext) void {
         \\void __attribute__((pcs("aapcs"))) foo1(float *a);
         \\void __attribute__((pcs("aapcs-vfp"))) foo2(float *a);
     , &[_][]const u8{
-        \\pub fn foo1(a: [*c]f32) callconv(.AAPCS) void;
-        \\pub fn foo2(a: [*c]f32) callconv(.AAPCSVFP) void;
+        \\pub extern fn foo1(a: [*c]f32) callconv(.AAPCS) void;
+        \\pub extern fn foo2(a: [*c]f32) callconv(.AAPCSVFP) void;
     });
 
     cases.addWithTarget("Calling convention", CrossTarget.parse(.{
@@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@ pub fn addCases(cases: *tests.TranslateCContext) void {
     }) catch unreachable,
         \\void __attribute__((aarch64_vector_pcs)) foo1(float *a);
     , &[_][]const u8{
-        \\pub fn foo1(a: [*c]f32) callconv(.Vectorcall) void;
+        \\pub extern fn foo1(a: [*c]f32) callconv(.Vectorcall) void;
     });
 
     cases.add("Parameterless function prototypes",