diff --git a/include/tools_share/uuid.h b/include/tools_share/uuid.h
index 7d00432..36be9ed 100644
--- a/include/tools_share/uuid.h
+++ b/include/tools_share/uuid.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
  */
 
 /*
- * Portions copyright (c) 2014, ARM Limited and Contributors.
+ * Portions copyright (c) 2014-2020, ARM Limited and Contributors.
  * All rights reserved.
  */
 
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@
 	uint8_t		node[_UUID_NODE_LEN];
 };
 
+union uuid_helper_t {
+	struct uuid uuid_struct;
+	uint32_t word[4];
+};
+
 /* XXX namespace pollution? */
 typedef struct uuid uuid_t;