diff --git a/src/vppinfra/string.h b/src/vppinfra/string.h
index 38d3bab..b1ef0e4 100644
--- a/src/vppinfra/string.h
+++ b/src/vppinfra/string.h
@@ -1161,6 +1161,13 @@
   return EOK;
 }
 
+static_always_inline const char *
+clib_string_skip_prefix (const char *s, const char *prefix)
+{
+  uword len = __builtin_strlen (prefix);
+  return s + (__builtin_strncmp (s, prefix, len) ? 0 : len);
+}
+
 #endif /* included_clib_string_h */
 
 /*