diff --git a/sysfs.hpp b/sysfs.hpp
index cc36ef4..ada73e8 100644
--- a/sysfs.hpp
+++ b/sysfs.hpp
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #include <fstream>
 #include <string>
 
+namespace sysfs {
+
 inline std::string make_sysfs_path(const std::string& path,
                                    const std::string& type,
                                    const std::string& id,
@@ -64,4 +66,6 @@
                                const std::string& id,
                                const std::string& sensor);
 
+}
+
 // vim: tabstop=8 expandtab shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4