diff --git a/test/ext/Makefile b/test/ext/Makefile
index 4a45fef..a188427 100644
--- a/test/ext/Makefile
+++ b/test/ext/Makefile
@@ -1,17 +1,31 @@
 BINDIR = $(BR)/vapi_test/
-BIN = $(addprefix $(BINDIR), vapi_test)
-LIBS = -L$(VPP_TEST_BUILD_DIR)/vpp/.libs/ -L$(VPP_TEST_BUILD_DIR)/vpp/vpp-api/vapi/.libs/ -lvppinfra -lvlibmemoryclient -lsvm -lpthread -lcheck -lsubunit -lrt -lm -lvapiclient
-CFLAGS = -ggdb -O0 -Wall -pthread -I$(WS_ROOT)/src -I$(VPP_TEST_BUILD_DIR)/vpp/vpp-api/vapi -I$(WS_ROOT)/src/vpp-api/vapi/
+CBIN = $(addprefix $(BINDIR), vapi_c_test)
+CPPBIN = $(addprefix $(BINDIR), vapi_cpp_test)
 
-all: $(BIN)
+LIBS = -L$(VPP_TEST_BUILD_DIR)/vpp/.libs/ -L$(VPP_TEST_BUILD_DIR)/vpp/vpp-api/vapi/.libs/ -lvppinfra -lvlibmemoryclient -lsvm -lpthread -lcheck -lsubunit -lrt -lm -lvapiclient
+CFLAGS = -std=gnu99 -g -Wall -pthread -I$(WS_ROOT)/src -I$(VPP_TEST_INSTALL_PATH)/vpp/include -I$(BINDIR)
+CPPFLAGS = -std=c++11 -g -Wall -pthread -I$(WS_ROOT)/src -I$(VPP_TEST_INSTALL_PATH)/vpp/include -I$(BINDIR)
+
+all: $(CBIN) $(CPPBIN)
 
 $(BINDIR):
 	mkdir -p $(BINDIR)
 
-SRC = vapi_test.c
+CSRC = vapi_c_test.c
 
-$(BIN): $(SRC) $(BINDIR) $(VPP_TEST_BUILD_DIR)/vpp/vpp-api/vapi/.libs/libvapiclient.so $(VPP_TEST_BUILD_DIR)/vpp/.libs/libvppinfra.so $(VPP_TEST_BUILD_DIR)/vpp/.libs/libvlibmemoryclient.so $(VPP_TEST_BUILD_DIR)/vpp/.libs/libsvm.so
-	gcc -ggdb -o $@ $(SRC) $(CFLAGS) $(LIBS)
+fake.api.vapi.h: fake.api.json $(BINDIR) $(WS_ROOT)/src/vpp-api/vapi/vapi_c_gen.py
+	$(WS_ROOT)/src/vpp-api/vapi/vapi_c_gen.py --prefix $(BINDIR) $<
+
+fake.api.vapi.hpp: fake.api.json $(BINDIR) $(WS_ROOT)/src/vpp-api/vapi/vapi_cpp_gen.py
+	$(WS_ROOT)/src/vpp-api/vapi/vapi_cpp_gen.py --prefix $(BINDIR) $<
+
+$(CBIN): $(CSRC) $(BINDIR) $(VPP_TEST_BUILD_DIR)/vpp/vpp-api/vapi/.libs/libvapiclient.so $(VPP_TEST_BUILD_DIR)/vpp/.libs/libvppinfra.so $(VPP_TEST_BUILD_DIR)/vpp/.libs/libvlibmemoryclient.so $(VPP_TEST_BUILD_DIR)/vpp/.libs/libsvm.so fake.api.vapi.h
+	$(CC) -o $@ $(CFLAGS) $(CSRC) $(LIBS)
+
+CPPSRC = vapi_cpp_test.cpp
+
+$(CPPBIN): $(CPPSRC) $(BINDIR) $(VPP_TEST_BUILD_DIR)/vpp/vpp-api/vapi/.libs/libvapiclient.so $(VPP_TEST_BUILD_DIR)/vpp/.libs/libvppinfra.so $(VPP_TEST_BUILD_DIR)/vpp/.libs/libvlibmemoryclient.so $(VPP_TEST_BUILD_DIR)/vpp/.libs/libsvm.so fake.api.vapi.hpp
+	$(CXX) -o $@ $(CPPFLAGS) $(CPPSRC) $(LIBS)
 
 clean:
 	rm -rf $(BINDIR)