diff --git a/lib/librte_hash/rte_thash.h b/lib/librte_hash/rte_thash.h
index b4aaabe3d8..3b1128b0b7 100644
--- a/lib/librte_hash/rte_thash.h
+++ b/lib/librte_hash/rte_thash.h
@@ -8,20 +8,16 @@
 /**
  * @file
  *
- * toeplitz hash functions.
- */
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
-/**
  * Software implementation of the Toeplitz hash function used by RSS.
  * Can be used either for packet distribution on single queue NIC
  * or for simulating of RSS computation on specific NIC (for example
  * after GRE header decapsulating)
  */
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <rte_byteorder.h>
 #include <rte_config.h>