diff --git a/src/utils/utils_common.c b/src/utils/utils_common.c
index eaf5420fc..225c02d2c 100644
--- a/src/utils/utils_common.c
+++ b/src/utils/utils_common.c
@@ -128,3 +128,6 @@ umf_result_t utils_translate_flags(unsigned in_flags, unsigned max,
     *out_flags = out_f;
     return UMF_RESULT_SUCCESS;
 }
+
+size_t utils_max(size_t a, size_t b) { return a > b ? a : b; }
+size_t utils_min(size_t a, size_t b) { return a < b ? a : b; }
diff --git a/src/utils/utils_common.h b/src/utils/utils_common.h
index 9ef2b3cf1..c0e4a3d13 100644
--- a/src/utils/utils_common.h
+++ b/src/utils/utils_common.h
@@ -176,6 +176,10 @@ int utils_fallocate(int fd, long offset, long len);
 
 long utils_get_size_threshold(char *str_threshold);
 
+size_t utils_max(size_t a, size_t b);
+
+size_t utils_min(size_t a, size_t b);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif