diff --git a/lib/linklist.c b/lib/linklist.c
index f0d0c29245..d3ecc00306 100644
--- a/lib/linklist.c
+++ b/lib/linklist.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static void listnode_free(struct listnode *node)
 	XFREE(MTYPE_LINK_NODE, node);
 }
 
-void listnode_add(struct list *list, void *val)
+struct listnode *listnode_add(struct list *list, void *val)
 {
 	struct listnode *node;
 
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ void listnode_add(struct list *list, void *val)
 	list->tail = node;
 
 	list->count++;
+
+	return node;
 }
 
 void listnode_add_head(struct list *list, void *val)
diff --git a/lib/linklist.h b/lib/linklist.h
index e75d863431..dd90608bcb 100644
--- a/lib/linklist.h
+++ b/lib/linklist.h
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ extern struct list *list_new(void);
  * data
  *    element to add
  */
-extern void listnode_add(struct list *list, void *data);
+extern struct listnode *listnode_add(struct list *list, void *data);
 
 /*
  * Add a new element to the beginning of a list.