diff --git a/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.c b/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.c
index ef78c22ff44d..08556cf2c70d 100644
--- a/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.c
+++ b/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.c
@@ -351,6 +351,19 @@ int filename__read_str(const char *filename, char **buf, size_t *sizep)
 	return err;
 }
 
+int procfs__read_str(const char *entry, char **buf, size_t *sizep)
+{
+	char path[PATH_MAX];
+	const char *procfs = procfs__mountpoint();
+
+	if (!procfs)
+		return -1;
+
+	snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/%s", procfs, entry);
+
+	return filename__read_str(path, buf, sizep);
+}
+
 int sysfs__read_ull(const char *entry, unsigned long long *value)
 {
 	char path[PATH_MAX];
diff --git a/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.h b/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.h
index 9f6598098dc5..16c9c2ed7c5b 100644
--- a/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.h
+++ b/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ int filename__read_int(const char *filename, int *value);
 int filename__read_ull(const char *filename, unsigned long long *value);
 int filename__read_str(const char *filename, char **buf, size_t *sizep);
 
+int procfs__read_str(const char *entry, 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);