diff --git a/src/shared/conf-parser.c b/src/shared/conf-parser.c
index 265ac83dc0..d8393cbc8d 100644
--- a/src/shared/conf-parser.c
+++ b/src/shared/conf-parser.c
@@ -506,6 +506,7 @@ int config_parse_many(
 
 DEFINE_PARSER(int, int, safe_atoi);
 DEFINE_PARSER(long, long, safe_atoli);
+DEFINE_PARSER(uint8, uint8_t, safe_atou8);
 DEFINE_PARSER(uint16, uint16_t, safe_atou16);
 DEFINE_PARSER(uint32, uint32_t, safe_atou32);
 DEFINE_PARSER(uint64, uint64_t, safe_atou64);
diff --git a/src/shared/conf-parser.h b/src/shared/conf-parser.h
index 26ff3df16f..82ea5c1288 100644
--- a/src/shared/conf-parser.h
+++ b/src/shared/conf-parser.h
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ int config_parse_many(
 int config_parse_int(const char *unit, const char *filename, unsigned line, const char *section, unsigned section_line, const char *lvalue, int ltype, const char *rvalue, void *data, void *userdata);
 int config_parse_unsigned(const char *unit, const char *filename, unsigned line, const char *section, unsigned section_line, const char *lvalue, int ltype, const char *rvalue, void *data, void *userdata);
 int config_parse_long(const char *unit, const char *filename, unsigned line, const char *section, unsigned section_line, const char *lvalue, int ltype, const char *rvalue, void *data, void *userdata);
+int config_parse_uint8(const char *unit, const char *filename, unsigned line, const char *section, unsigned section_line, const char *lvalue, int ltype, const char *rvalue, void *data, void *userdata);
 int config_parse_uint16(const char *unit, const char *filename, unsigned line, const char *section, unsigned section_line, const char *lvalue, int ltype, const char *rvalue, void *data, void *userdata);
 int config_parse_uint32(const char *unit, const char *filename, unsigned line, const char *section, unsigned section_line, const char *lvalue, int ltype, const char *rvalue, void *data, void *userdata);
 int config_parse_uint64(const char *unit, const char *filename, unsigned line, const char *section, unsigned section_line, const char *lvalue, int ltype, const char *rvalue, void *data, void *userdata);