diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/Makefile b/src/makeBaseApp/Makefile
index 35dd57129..004fb5756 100644
--- a/src/makeBaseApp/Makefile
+++ b/src/makeBaseApp/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ TEMPLATES += top/exampleApp/src/caMonitor.c
 TEMPLATES += top/exampleApp/src/exampleInclude.dbd
 TEMPLATES += top/exampleApp/src/sncExample.stt
 TEMPLATES += top/exampleApp/src/xxxRecord.dbd
-TEMPLATES += top/exampleApp/src/exampleMain.c
+TEMPLATES += top/exampleApp/src/exampleMain.cpp
 
 TEMPLATES += top/exampleBoot/Makefile
 TEMPLATES += top/exampleBoot/nfsCommands@vxWorks
diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/src/Makefile b/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/src/Makefile
index 3f0aefa81..96a42453b 100644
--- a/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/src/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ example_SRCS += caMonitor.c
 
 # <name>_registerRecordDeviceDriver.cpp will be created from <name>.dbd
 example_SRCS += example_registerRecordDeviceDriver.cpp
-example_SRCS_DEFAULT += exampleMain.c
+example_SRCS_DEFAULT += exampleMain.cpp
 example_SRCS_vxWorks += -nil-
 
 #The following adds drvTS support for vxWorks
diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/src/exampleMain.c b/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/src/exampleMain.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/src/exampleMain.c
rename to src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/src/exampleMain.cpp