diff --git a/libblkid/fileutils.h b/libblkid/fileutils.h
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+++ b/libblkid/fileutils.h
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+#ifndef UTIL_LINUX_FILEUTILS
+#define UTIL_LINUX_FILEUTILS
+
+extern int xmkstemp(char **tmpname, char *dir);
+
+static inline FILE *xfmkstemp(char **tmpname, char *dir)
+{
+	int fd;
+	FILE *ret;
+	fd = xmkstemp(tmpname, dir);
+	if (fd == -1) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	if (!(ret = fdopen(fd, "w+"))) {
+		close(fd);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
+extern int get_fd_tabsize(void);
+
+#endif /* UTIL_LINUX_FILEUTILS */