diff --git a/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.c b/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.c
index bc93baf33fff..8afe08a99bc6 100644
--- a/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.c
+++ b/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.c
@@ -244,15 +244,20 @@ static const char *fs__mount(int idx)
 	return fs__check_mounts(fs) ? fs->path : NULL;
 }
 
-#define FS(name, idx)			\
-const char *name##__mountpoint(void)	\
-{					\
-	return fs__mountpoint(idx);	\
-}					\
-					\
-const char *name##__mount(void)		\
-{					\
-	return fs__mount(idx);		\
+#define FS(name, idx)				\
+const char *name##__mountpoint(void)		\
+{						\
+	return fs__mountpoint(idx);		\
+}						\
+						\
+const char *name##__mount(void)			\
+{						\
+	return fs__mount(idx);			\
+}						\
+						\
+bool name##__configured(void)			\
+{						\
+	return name##__mountpoint() != NULL;	\
 }
 
 FS(sysfs,   FS__SYSFS);
diff --git a/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.h b/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.h
index a9627ea5e6ae..f654bcb99d1e 100644
--- a/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.h
+++ b/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef __API_FS__
 #define __API_FS__
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
 /*
  * On most systems <limits.h> would have given us this, but  not on some systems
  * (e.g. GNU/Hurd).
@@ -11,7 +13,8 @@
 
 #define FS(name)				\
 	const char *name##__mountpoint(void);	\
-	const char *name##__mount(void);
+	const char *name##__mount(void);	\
+	bool name##__configured(void);		\
 
 FS(sysfs)
 FS(procfs)