diff --git a/qdlt/CMakeLists.txt b/qdlt/CMakeLists.txt
index 288b673b..9f331a6d 100644
--- a/qdlt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/qdlt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 
 add_library(qdlt SHARED
-    dlt_common.c
+    dlt_common.cpp
     qdltipconnection.cpp
     qdlttcpconnection.cpp
     qdltudpconnection.cpp
diff --git a/qdlt/dlt_common.c b/qdlt/dlt_common.cpp
similarity index 99%
rename from qdlt/dlt_common.c
rename to qdlt/dlt_common.cpp
index 6625c717..73c00490 100644
--- a/qdlt/dlt_common.c
+++ b/qdlt/dlt_common.cpp
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@
  *
  * \author Alexander Wenzel <alexander.aw.wenzel@bmw.de> 2011-2012
  * 
- * \file dlt_common.c
+ * \file dlt_common.cpp
  * For further information see http://www.covesa.global/.
  * @licence end@
  */
 
 /*******************************************************************************
 **                                                                            **
-**  SRC-MODULE: dlt_common.c                                                  **
+**  SRC-MODULE: dlt_common.cpp                                                **
 **                                                                            **
 **  TARGET    : linux                                                         **
 **                                                                            **
diff --git a/qdlt/qdlt.pro b/qdlt/qdlt.pro
index b1980c34..8e8ef169 100644
--- a/qdlt/qdlt.pro
+++ b/qdlt/qdlt.pro
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ UI_DIR      = build/ui
 INCLUDEPATH = . ../src
 
 SOURCES +=  \
-    dlt_common.c \
+    dlt_common.cpp \
     qdltipconnection.cpp \
     qdltmessagedecoder.cpp \
     qdlttcpconnection.cpp \