diff --git a/include/qemu-common.h b/include/qemu-common.h
index c8a58a873a..a998e8d36c 100644
--- a/include/qemu-common.h
+++ b/include/qemu-common.h
@@ -472,4 +472,6 @@ size_t buffer_find_nonzero_offset(const void *buf, size_t len);
  */
 int parse_debug_env(const char *name, int max, int initial);
 
+const char *qemu_ether_ntoa(const MACAddr *mac);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/util/cutils.c b/util/cutils.c
index 0116fcde74..b337293239 100644
--- a/util/cutils.c
+++ b/util/cutils.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/sockets.h"
 #include "qemu/iov.h"
+#include "net/net.h"
 
 void strpadcpy(char *buf, int buf_size, const char *str, char pad)
 {
@@ -530,3 +531,16 @@ int parse_debug_env(const char *name, int max, int initial)
     }
     return debug;
 }
+
+/*
+ * Helper to print ethernet mac address
+ */
+const char *qemu_ether_ntoa(const MACAddr *mac)
+{
+    static char ret[18];
+
+    snprintf(ret, sizeof(ret), "%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x",
+             mac->a[0], mac->a[1], mac->a[2], mac->a[3], mac->a[4], mac->a[5]);
+
+    return ret;
+}