diff --git a/gnucash/import-export/CMakeLists.txt b/gnucash/import-export/CMakeLists.txt
index dde22d4969..7ff2a3250a 100644
--- a/gnucash/import-export/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/gnucash/import-export/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ set (generic_import_SOURCES
   import-utilities.c
   import-settings.c
   import-main-matcher.cpp
-  import-pending-matches.c
+  import-pending-matches.cpp
 )
 
 # Add dependency on config.h
diff --git a/gnucash/import-export/import-pending-matches.c b/gnucash/import-export/import-pending-matches.cpp
similarity index 97%
rename from gnucash/import-export/import-pending-matches.c
rename to gnucash/import-export/import-pending-matches.cpp
index 76dac1a074..4c20146640 100644
--- a/gnucash/import-export/import-pending-matches.c
+++ b/gnucash/import-export/import-pending-matches.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ static GNCPendingMatches *
 gnc_import_PendingMatches_get_value (GNCImportPendingMatches *map,
                                      GNCImportMatchInfo *match_info)
 {
-    GNCPendingMatches *pending_matches;
     const GncGUID *match_guid;
 
     g_return_val_if_fail (map, NULL);
@@ -83,9 +82,7 @@ gnc_import_PendingMatches_get_value (GNCImportPendingMatches *map,
 
     match_guid = gnc_import_PendingMatches_get_key (match_info);
 
-    pending_matches = g_hash_table_lookup (map, match_guid);
-
-    return pending_matches;
+    return static_cast<GNCPendingMatches*>(g_hash_table_lookup (map, match_guid));
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/po/POTFILES.in b/po/POTFILES.in
index 7397a8028e..d547c29b0e 100644
--- a/po/POTFILES.in
+++ b/po/POTFILES.in
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ gnucash/import-export/import-format-dialog.c
 gnucash/import-export/import-main-matcher.cpp
 gnucash/import-export/import-match-picker.cpp
 gnucash/import-export/import-parse.c
-gnucash/import-export/import-pending-matches.c
+gnucash/import-export/import-pending-matches.cpp
 gnucash/import-export/import-settings.c
 gnucash/import-export/import-utilities.c
 gnucash/import-export/log-replay/gnc-log-replay.c