diff --git a/elf/endswith.h b/elf/endswith.h
index c6430c48be..3954e57f8e 100644
--- a/elf/endswith.h
+++ b/elf/endswith.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #ifndef _ENDSWITH_H
 #define _ENDSWITH_H
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 /* Return true if the N bytes at NAME end with with the characters in
@@ -30,4 +31,11 @@ endswithn (const char *name, size_t n, const char *suffix)
 		     strlen (suffix)) == 0);
 }
 
+/* Same as endswithn, but uses the entire SUBJECT for matching.  */
+static inline bool
+endswith (const char *subject, const char *suffix)
+{
+  return endswithn (subject, strlen (subject), suffix);
+}
+
 #endif /* _ENDSWITH_H */