diff --git a/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.c b/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.c
index 2cbf6773ca5d..ef78c22ff44d 100644
--- a/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.c
+++ b/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.c
@@ -377,6 +377,19 @@ int sysfs__read_int(const char *entry, int *value)
 	return filename__read_int(path, value);
 }
 
+int sysfs__read_str(const char *entry, char **buf, size_t *sizep)
+{
+	char path[PATH_MAX];
+	const char *sysfs = sysfs__mountpoint();
+
+	if (!sysfs)
+		return -1;
+
+	snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/%s", sysfs, entry);
+
+	return filename__read_str(path, buf, sizep);
+}
+
 int sysctl__read_int(const char *sysctl, int *value)
 {
 	char path[PATH_MAX];
diff --git a/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.h b/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.h
index 858922b61141..9f6598098dc5 100644
--- a/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.h
+++ b/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.h
@@ -32,4 +32,5 @@ int filename__read_str(const char *filename, char **buf, size_t *sizep);
 int sysctl__read_int(const char *sysctl, int *value);
 int sysfs__read_int(const char *entry, int *value);
 int sysfs__read_ull(const char *entry, unsigned long long *value);
+int sysfs__read_str(const char *entry, char **buf, size_t *sizep);
 #endif /* __API_FS__ */