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diff --git a/src/common/optional.h b/src/common/optional.h
index 05f6054da..0d99fe322 100644
--- a/src/common/optional.h
+++ b/src/common/optional.h
@@ -67,6 +67,17 @@
 		(optional).value;			\
 	})
 
+/*
+ * This macro is available as a 'convenience' to allow sites that assume
+ * an optional value is set to assert() that it is set when fecthing the
+ * underlying value's address.
+ */
+#define LTTNG_OPTIONAL_GET_PTR(optional)			\
+	({						\
+		assert((optional).is_set);		\
+		&(optional).value;			\
+	})
+
 /*
  * Initialize an optional field.
  *