diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index 4d014541ab..f6d227fac7 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -1041,6 +1041,16 @@ static inline int oidcmp(const struct object_id *oid1, const struct object_id *o
 	return hashcmp(oid1->hash, oid2->hash);
 }
 
+static inline int hasheq(const unsigned char *sha1, const unsigned char *sha2)
+{
+	return !hashcmp(sha1, sha2);
+}
+
+static inline int oideq(const struct object_id *oid1, const struct object_id *oid2)
+{
+	return hasheq(oid1->hash, oid2->hash);
+}
+
 static inline int is_null_sha1(const unsigned char *sha1)
 {
 	return !hashcmp(sha1, null_sha1);