diff --git a/server/include/utils.h b/server/include/utils.h
index 15a5a5c20..4aa77b72d 100644
--- a/server/include/utils.h
+++ b/server/include/utils.h
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ cpu_set_t to_cpu_set(int set);
 /** Allocate and initialize memory. */
 void * alloc(size_t bytes);
 
+/** Allocate and copy memory. */
+void * memdup(const void *src, size_t bytes);
+
 /** Call quit() in the main thread. */
 void die();
 
diff --git a/server/src/utils.c b/server/src/utils.c
index 4e53e581a..aab070f58 100644
--- a/server/src/utils.c
+++ b/server/src/utils.c
@@ -135,3 +135,12 @@ void * alloc(size_t bytes)
 
 	return p;
 }
+
+void * memdup(const void *src, size_t bytes)
+{
+	void *dst = alloc(bytes);
+	
+	memcpy(dst, src, bytes);
+	
+	return dst;
+}
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