diff --git a/src/utils/common.h b/src/utils/common.h
index bede21e57..ce17c8011 100644
--- a/src/utils/common.h
+++ b/src/utils/common.h
@@ -543,6 +543,11 @@ static inline int is_multicast_ether_addr(const u8 *a)
 	return a[0] & 0x01;
 }
 
+static inline bool ether_addr_equal(const u8 *a, const u8 *b)
+{
+	return os_memcmp(a, b, ETH_ALEN) == 0;
+}
+
 #define broadcast_ether_addr (const u8 *) "\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff"
 
 #include "wpa_debug.h"