diff --git a/src/util/inc/hash.h b/src/util/inc/hash.h
index a3a9c1a69cab3eb28a52b807e087c12855850545..d6a1d0802c8a612ca155a52d8c691cbf9a191604 100644
--- a/src/util/inc/hash.h
+++ b/src/util/inc/hash.h
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ typedef struct SHashNode {
   int32_t           refCount;    // reference count
   char              data[];
 } SHashNode;
+  
+#define GET_HASH_PNODE(_n) ((SHashNode *)((char*)(_n) - sizeof(SHashNode)))
 
 typedef enum SHashLockTypeE {
   HASH_NO_LOCK     = 0,