diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 1bdd652b632..ac64f5c7609 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2021-04-02  Simon Marchi  <simon.marchi@polymtl.ca>
+
+	* objfiles.h (struct objfile_per_bfd_storage) <intern>: New
+	methods.
+	(struct objfile) <intern>: Use
+	objfile::objfile_per_bfd_storage::intern.
+
 2021-04-01  Simon Marchi  <simon.marchi@efficios.com>
 
 	* gdbtypes.h (TYPE_FLAG_ENUM): Remove, replace all uses
diff --git a/gdb/objfiles.h b/gdb/objfiles.h
index 4cd392bd7f0..e8a8b5f6de7 100644
--- a/gdb/objfiles.h
+++ b/gdb/objfiles.h
@@ -270,6 +270,23 @@ struct objfile_per_bfd_storage
 
   ~objfile_per_bfd_storage ();
 
+  /* Intern STRING in this object's string cache and return the unique copy.
+     The copy has the same lifetime as this object.
+
+     STRING must be null-terminated.  */
+
+  const char *intern (const char *str)
+  {
+    return (const char *) string_cache.insert (str, strlen (str) + 1);
+  }
+
+  /* Same as the above, but for an std::string.  */
+
+  const char *intern (const std::string &str)
+  {
+    return (const char *) string_cache.insert (str.c_str (), str.size () + 1);
+  }
+
   /* The storage has an obstack of its own.  */
 
   auto_obstack storage_obstack;
@@ -516,15 +533,14 @@ struct objfile
      lifetime as the per-BFD object.  */
   const char *intern (const char *str)
   {
-    return (const char *) per_bfd->string_cache.insert (str, strlen (str) + 1);
+    return per_bfd->intern (str);
   }
 
   /* Intern STRING and return the unique copy.  The copy has the same
      lifetime as the per-BFD object.  */
   const char *intern (const std::string &str)
   {
-    return (const char *) per_bfd->string_cache.insert (str.c_str (),
-							str.size () + 1);
+    return per_bfd->intern (str);
   }
 
   /* Retrieve the gdbarch associated with this objfile.  */