diff --git a/test/core/end2end/data/client_certs.cc b/test/core/end2end/data/client_certs.cc
index 6e61501234e..7e0b10da5c4 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/data/client_certs.cc
+++ b/test/core/end2end/data/client_certs.cc
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@
  *
  */
 
-#include "test/core/end2end/data/ssl_test_data.h"
-
-const char test_self_signed_client_cert[] = {
+extern "C" const char test_self_signed_client_cert[] = {
     0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x42, 0x45, 0x47, 0x49, 0x4e, 0x20, 0x43,
     0x45, 0x52, 0x54, 0x49, 0x46, 0x49, 0x43, 0x41, 0x54, 0x45, 0x2d, 0x2d,
     0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x0a, 0x4d, 0x49, 0x49, 0x43, 0x6f, 0x44, 0x43, 0x43,
@@ -102,7 +100,7 @@ const char test_self_signed_client_cert[] = {
     0x49, 0x46, 0x49, 0x43, 0x41, 0x54, 0x45, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d,
     0x0a, 0x00};
 
-const char test_self_signed_client_key[] = {
+extern "C" const char test_self_signed_client_key[] = {
     0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x42, 0x45, 0x47, 0x49, 0x4e, 0x20, 0x50,
     0x52, 0x49, 0x56, 0x41, 0x54, 0x45, 0x20, 0x4b, 0x45, 0x59, 0x2d, 0x2d,
     0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x0a, 0x4d, 0x49, 0x49, 0x43, 0x64, 0x77, 0x49, 0x42,
@@ -181,7 +179,7 @@ const char test_self_signed_client_key[] = {
     0x52, 0x49, 0x56, 0x41, 0x54, 0x45, 0x20, 0x4b, 0x45, 0x59, 0x2d, 0x2d,
     0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x0a, 0x00};
 
-const char test_signed_client_cert[] = {
+extern "C" const char test_signed_client_cert[] = {
     0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x42, 0x45, 0x47, 0x49, 0x4e, 0x20, 0x43,
     0x45, 0x52, 0x54, 0x49, 0x46, 0x49, 0x43, 0x41, 0x54, 0x45, 0x2d, 0x2d,
     0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x0a, 0x4d, 0x49, 0x49, 0x43, 0x48, 0x7a, 0x43, 0x43,
@@ -250,7 +248,7 @@ const char test_signed_client_cert[] = {
     0x20, 0x43, 0x45, 0x52, 0x54, 0x49, 0x46, 0x49, 0x43, 0x41, 0x54, 0x45,
     0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x0a, 0x00};
 
-const char test_signed_client_key[] = {
+extern "C" const char test_signed_client_key[] = {
     0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x42, 0x45, 0x47, 0x49, 0x4e, 0x20, 0x50,
     0x52, 0x49, 0x56, 0x41, 0x54, 0x45, 0x20, 0x4b, 0x45, 0x59, 0x2d, 0x2d,
     0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x0a, 0x4d, 0x49, 0x49, 0x43, 0x65, 0x51, 0x49, 0x42,
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/data/server1_cert.cc b/test/core/end2end/data/server1_cert.cc
index 5e017c4da73..dd09810732c 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/data/server1_cert.cc
+++ b/test/core/end2end/data/server1_cert.cc
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@
  *
  */
 
-#include "test/core/end2end/data/ssl_test_data.h"
-
-const char test_server1_cert[] = {
+extern "C" const char test_server1_cert[] = {
     0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x42, 0x45, 0x47, 0x49, 0x4e, 0x20, 0x43,
     0x45, 0x52, 0x54, 0x49, 0x46, 0x49, 0x43, 0x41, 0x54, 0x45, 0x2d, 0x2d,
     0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x0a, 0x4d, 0x49, 0x49, 0x43, 0x6e, 0x44, 0x43, 0x43,
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/data/server1_key.cc b/test/core/end2end/data/server1_key.cc
index 92a77aa21f0..59dcaf63345 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/data/server1_key.cc
+++ b/test/core/end2end/data/server1_key.cc
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@
  *
  */
 
-#include "test/core/end2end/data/ssl_test_data.h"
-
-const char test_server1_key[] = {
+extern "C" const char test_server1_key[] = {
     0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x42, 0x45, 0x47, 0x49, 0x4e, 0x20, 0x52,
     0x53, 0x41, 0x20, 0x50, 0x52, 0x49, 0x56, 0x41, 0x54, 0x45, 0x20, 0x4b,
     0x45, 0x59, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x0a, 0x4d, 0x49, 0x49, 0x43,
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/data/test_root_cert.cc b/test/core/end2end/data/test_root_cert.cc
index 81ca410e14c..36fca2e45fe 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/data/test_root_cert.cc
+++ b/test/core/end2end/data/test_root_cert.cc
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@
  *
  */
 
-#include "test/core/end2end/data/ssl_test_data.h"
-
-const char test_root_cert[] = {
+extern "C" const char test_root_cert[] = {
     0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x42, 0x45, 0x47, 0x49, 0x4e, 0x20, 0x43,
     0x45, 0x52, 0x54, 0x49, 0x46, 0x49, 0x43, 0x41, 0x54, 0x45, 0x2d, 0x2d,
     0x2d, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x0a, 0x4d, 0x49, 0x49, 0x43, 0x49, 0x7a, 0x43, 0x43,