diff --git a/shared/nm-utils/nm-shared-utils.h b/shared/nm-utils/nm-shared-utils.h
index ddb77a429b..9486b7b71e 100644
--- a/shared/nm-utils/nm-shared-utils.h
+++ b/shared/nm-utils/nm-shared-utils.h
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ nm_ip_addr_set (int addr_family, gpointer dst, const NMIPAddr *src)
 #define NM_CMP_DIRECT_MEMCMP(a, b, size) \
     NM_CMP_RETURN (memcmp ((a), (b), (size)))
 
+#define NM_CMP_DIRECT_STRCMP0(a, b) \
+    NM_CMP_RETURN (g_strcmp0 ((a), (b)))
+
 #define NM_CMP_DIRECT_IN6ADDR(a, b) \
     G_STMT_START { \
         const struct in6_addr *const _a = (a); \