diff --git a/libs/text-splitters/langchain_text_splitters/character.py b/libs/text-splitters/langchain_text_splitters/character.py
index 14cccc3c664..7bab0005702 100644
--- a/libs/text-splitters/langchain_text_splitters/character.py
+++ b/libs/text-splitters/langchain_text_splitters/character.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class RecursiveCharacterTextSplitter(TextSplitter):
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_separators_for_language(language: Language) -> List[str]:
-        if language == Language.CPP:
+        if language == Language.C or language == Language.CPP:
             return [
                 # Split along class definitions
                 "\nclass ",