diff --git a/include/exec/plugin-gen.h b/include/exec/plugin-gen.h
index de519883b1..4834a9e2f4 100644
--- a/include/exec/plugin-gen.h
+++ b/include/exec/plugin-gen.h
@@ -27,6 +27,17 @@ void plugin_gen_insn_end(void);
 void plugin_gen_disable_mem_helpers(void);
 void plugin_gen_empty_mem_callback(TCGv addr, uint32_t info);
 
+static inline void plugin_insn_append(const void *from, size_t size)
+{
+    struct qemu_plugin_insn *insn = tcg_ctx->plugin_insn;
+
+    if (insn == NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    insn->data = g_byte_array_append(insn->data, from, size);
+}
+
 #else /* !CONFIG_PLUGIN */
 
 static inline
@@ -51,6 +62,9 @@ static inline void plugin_gen_disable_mem_helpers(void)
 static inline void plugin_gen_empty_mem_callback(TCGv addr, uint32_t info)
 { }
 
+static inline void plugin_insn_append(const void *from, size_t size)
+{ }
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_PLUGIN */
 
 #endif /* QEMU_PLUGIN_GEN_H */