diff --git a/cmdline/util.c b/cmdline/util.c
index 929a0438..2acf96f7 100644
--- a/cmdline/util.c
+++ b/cmdline/util.c
@@ -1505,6 +1505,11 @@ void* malloc_nofail(size_t size)
 	return ptr;
 }
 
+void* cmalloc_nofail(size_t count, size_t size)
+{
+	return malloc_nofail(count * size);
+}
+
 char* strdup_nofail(const char* str)
 {
 	size_t size;
diff --git a/cmdline/util.h b/cmdline/util.h
index d443834e..a67d02f7 100644
--- a/cmdline/util.h
+++ b/cmdline/util.h
@@ -464,6 +464,12 @@ size_t malloc_counter(void);
  */
 void* malloc_nofail(size_t size);
 
+/**
+ * Safe cmalloc.
+ * If no memory is available, it aborts.
+ */
+void* cmalloc_nofail(size_t count, size_t size);
+
 /**
  * Safe aligned malloc.
  * If no memory is available, it aborts.