diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-netlink/netlink-util.h b/src/libsystemd/sd-netlink/netlink-util.h
index b326ceecafa..d2723285a68 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-netlink/netlink-util.h
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-netlink/netlink-util.h
@@ -38,3 +38,23 @@ int rtnl_set_link_properties(sd_netlink **rtnl, int ifindex, const char *alias,
 
 int rtnl_log_parse_error(int r);
 int rtnl_log_create_error(int r);
+
+#define netlink_call_async(nl, ret_slot, message, callback, destroy_callback, userdata) \
+        ({                                                              \
+                int (*_callback_)(sd_netlink *, sd_netlink_message *, typeof(userdata)) = callback; \
+                void (*_destroy_)(typeof(userdata)) = destroy_callback; \
+                sd_netlink_call_async(nl, ret_slot, message,            \
+                                      (sd_netlink_message_handler_t) _callback_, \
+                                      (sd_netlink_destroy_t) _destroy_, \
+                                      userdata, 0, __func__);           \
+        })
+
+#define netlink_add_match(nl, ret_slot, metch, callback, destroy_callback, userdata) \
+        ({                                                              \
+                int (*_callback_)(sd_netlink *, sd_netlink_message *, typeof(userdata)) = callback; \
+                void (*_destroy_)(typeof(userdata)) = destroy_callback; \
+                sd_netlink_add_match(nl, ret_slot, match,               \
+                                     (sd_netlink_message_handler_t) _callback_, \
+                                     (sd_netlink_destroy_t) _destroy_,  \
+                                     userdata, __func__);               \
+        })