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diff --git a/src/common.c b/src/common.c
index 3695a9b7..8c2aeaea 100644
--- a/src/common.c
+++ b/src/common.c
@@ -1142,3 +1142,21 @@ int service_name_to_port_number (const char *service_name)
 		return (service_number);
 	return (-1);
 } /* int service_name_to_port_number */
+
+int strtoderive (const char *string, derive_t *ret_value) /* {{{ */
+{
+	derive_t tmp;
+	char *endptr;
+
+	if ((string == NULL) || (ret_value == NULL))
+		return (EINVAL);
+
+	errno = 0;
+	endptr = NULL;
+	tmp = (derive_t) strtoll (string, &endptr, /* base = */ 0);
+	if ((endptr == string) || (errno != 0))
+		return (-1);
+
+	*ret_value = tmp;
+	return (0);
+} /* }}} int strtoderive */