diff --git a/shared/nm-utils/nm-shared-utils.c b/shared/nm-utils/nm-shared-utils.c
index ba38237bc4..d399ce3f93 100644
--- a/shared/nm-utils/nm-shared-utils.c
+++ b/shared/nm-utils/nm-shared-utils.c
@@ -1081,11 +1081,24 @@ nm_utils_error_is_cancelled (GError *error,
                              gboolean consider_is_disposing)
 {
 	if (error) {
-		if (g_error_matches (error, G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_CANCELLED))
-			return TRUE;
-		if (   consider_is_disposing
-		    && g_error_matches (error, NM_UTILS_ERROR, NM_UTILS_ERROR_CANCELLED_DISPOSING))
-			return TRUE;
+		if (error->domain == G_IO_ERROR)
+			return NM_IN_SET (error->code, G_IO_ERROR_CANCELLED);
+		if (consider_is_disposing) {
+			if (error->domain == NM_UTILS_ERROR)
+				return NM_IN_SET (error->code, NM_UTILS_ERROR_CANCELLED_DISPOSING);
+		}
+	}
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
+gboolean
+nm_utils_error_is_notfound (GError *error)
+{
+	if (error) {
+		if (error->domain == G_IO_ERROR)
+			return NM_IN_SET (error->code, G_IO_ERROR_NOT_FOUND);
+		if (error->domain == G_FILE_ERROR)
+			return NM_IN_SET (error->code, G_FILE_ERROR_NOENT);
 	}
 	return FALSE;
 }
diff --git a/shared/nm-utils/nm-shared-utils.h b/shared/nm-utils/nm-shared-utils.h
index 03f52ef51c..82eebc9deb 100644
--- a/shared/nm-utils/nm-shared-utils.h
+++ b/shared/nm-utils/nm-shared-utils.h
@@ -645,6 +645,8 @@ void nm_utils_error_set_cancelled (GError **error,
 gboolean nm_utils_error_is_cancelled (GError *error,
                                       gboolean consider_is_disposing);
 
+gboolean nm_utils_error_is_notfound (GError *error);
+
 static inline void
 nm_utils_error_set_literal (GError **error, int error_code, const char *literal)
 {