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diff --git a/src/common/utils.c b/src/common/utils.c
index 25d510854..d8a78091a 100644
--- a/src/common/utils.c
+++ b/src/common/utils.c
@@ -1452,3 +1452,33 @@ int utils_show_man_page(int section, const char *page_name)
 		section_string, page_name, NULL);
 	return ret;
 }
+
+LTTNG_HIDDEN
+int utils_change_working_dir(const char *path)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	assert(path);
+
+	ret = chdir(path);
+	if (ret) {
+		PERROR("Failed to change working directory: %s", path);
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	/* Check for write access */
+	if (access(path, W_OK)) {
+		if (errno == EACCES) {
+			/*
+			 * Do not treat this as an error since the permission
+			 * might change in the lifetime of the process
+			 */
+			DBG("Working directory is not writable: %s", path);
+		} else {
+			PERROR("access");
+		}
+	}
+
+end:
+	return ret;
+}