diff --git a/util.hpp b/util.hpp
index e5197dd..26067b5 100644
--- a/util.hpp
+++ b/util.hpp
@@ -13,4 +13,25 @@
 inline constexpr char ubiTarballBlobId[] = "/flash/tarball";
 inline constexpr char cleanupBlobId[] = "/flash/cleanup";
 
+/** @brief Lightweight class wrapper that removes move operations from a class
+ *         in order to guarantee the contents stay pinned to a specific location
+ *         in memory.
+ */
+template <typename T>
+struct Pinned : public T
+{
+    template <typename... Args>
+    Pinned(Args&&... args) : T(std::forward<Args>(args)...)
+    {}
+    template <typename Arg>
+    Pinned& operator=(const Arg& o)
+    {
+        *static_cast<T*>(this) = o;
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    Pinned(Pinned&&) = delete;
+    Pinned& operator=(Pinned&&) = delete;
+};
+
 } // namespace ipmi_flash