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diff --git a/include/qemu/osdep.h b/include/qemu/osdep.h
index d1660d67fa..ce12f64853 100644
--- a/include/qemu/osdep.h
+++ b/include/qemu/osdep.h
@@ -805,6 +805,19 @@ static inline int platform_does_not_support_system(const char *command)
 }
 #endif /* !HAVE_SYSTEM_FUNCTION */
 
+/**
+ * Duplicate directory entry @dent.
+ *
+ * It is highly recommended to use this function instead of open coding
+ * duplication of @c dirent objects, because the actual @c struct @c dirent
+ * size may be bigger or shorter than @c sizeof(struct dirent) and correct
+ * handling is platform specific (see gitlab issue #841).
+ *
+ * @dent - original directory entry to be duplicated
+ * @returns duplicated directory entry which should be freed with g_free()
+ */
+struct dirent *qemu_dirent_dup(struct dirent *dent);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif