diff --git a/libstats/push_compat/Android.bp b/libstats/push_compat/Android.bp
index 819066eb4..c5c193495 100644
--- a/libstats/push_compat/Android.bp
+++ b/libstats/push_compat/Android.bp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ package {
 cc_defaults {
     name: "libstatspush_compat_defaults",
     srcs: [
-        "statsd_writer.c",
+        "statsd_writer.cpp",
         "stats_event_list.c",
         "StatsEventCompat.cpp"
     ],
diff --git a/libstats/push_compat/statsd_writer.c b/libstats/push_compat/statsd_writer.cpp
similarity index 98%
rename from libstats/push_compat/statsd_writer.c
rename to libstats/push_compat/statsd_writer.cpp
index 4818d1112..a3600f322 100644
--- a/libstats/push_compat/statsd_writer.c
+++ b/libstats/push_compat/statsd_writer.cpp
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
  */
 #include "statsd_writer.h"
 
+#include <android-base/threads.h>
 #include <cutils/fs.h>
 #include <cutils/sockets.h>
-#include <cutils/threads.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static int statsdOpen() {
                     case -ECONNREFUSED:
                     case -ENOENT:
                         i = atomic_exchange(&statsdLoggerWrite.sock, ret);
-                    /* FALLTHRU */
+                        break;
                     default:
                         break;
                 }
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ static int statsdWrite(struct timespec* ts, struct iovec* vec, size_t nr) {
      *  };
      */
 
-    header.tid = gettid();
+    header.tid = android::base::GetThreadId();
     header.realtime.tv_sec = ts->tv_sec;
     header.realtime.tv_nsec = ts->tv_nsec;
 
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ static int statsdWrite(struct timespec* ts, struct iovec* vec, size_t nr) {
             if (ret < 0) {
                 ret = -errno;
             }
-        /* FALLTHRU */
+            break;
         default:
             break;
     }
diff --git a/libstats/push_compat/statsd_writer.h b/libstats/push_compat/statsd_writer.h
index fe2d37cbc..f030b96c7 100644
--- a/libstats/push_compat/statsd_writer.h
+++ b/libstats/push_compat/statsd_writer.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 #include <stdatomic.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 
+__BEGIN_DECLS
+
 /**
  * Internal lock should not be exposed. This is bad design.
  * TODO: rewrite it in c++ code and encapsulate the functionality in a
@@ -42,4 +44,6 @@ struct android_log_transport_write {
     void (*noteDrop)(int error, int tag);
 };
 
+__END_DECLS
+
 #endif  // ANDROID_STATS_LOG_STATS_WRITER_H