diff --git a/include/netlink/attr.h b/include/netlink/attr.h
index 052587f..b3a350b 100644
--- a/include/netlink/attr.h
+++ b/include/netlink/attr.h
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ extern int		nla_put_u64(struct nl_msg *, int, uint64_t);
 
 /* String attribute */
 extern char *		nla_get_string(struct nlattr *);
+extern char *		nla_strdup(struct nlattr *);
 extern int		nla_put_string(struct nl_msg *, int, const char *);
 
 /* Flag attribute */
diff --git a/lib/attr.c b/lib/attr.c
index 3ba7aac..298fbb1 100644
--- a/lib/attr.c
+++ b/lib/attr.c
@@ -1023,6 +1023,11 @@ char *nla_get_string(struct nlattr *nla)
 	return (char *) nla_data(nla);
 }
 
+char *nla_strdup(struct nlattr *nla)
+{
+	return strdup(nla_get_string(nla));
+}
+
 /** @} */
 
 /**