diff --git a/src/util/StringAPI.hxx b/src/util/StringAPI.hxx
index 56b20087f..0d8878442 100644
--- a/src/util/StringAPI.hxx
+++ b/src/util/StringAPI.hxx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2010-2018 Max Kellermann <max.kellermann@gmail.com>
+ * Copyright 2010-2019 Max Kellermann <max.kellermann@gmail.com>
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
@@ -134,6 +134,13 @@ StringCompare(const char *a, const char *b) noexcept
 	return strcmp(a, b);
 }
 
+gcc_pure gcc_nonnull_all
+static inline int
+StringCompare(const char *a, const char *b, size_t n) noexcept
+{
+	return strncmp(a, b, n);
+}
+
 /**
  * Checks whether #a and #b are equal.
  */