diff --git a/libbpf_android/include/libbpf_android.h b/libbpf_android/include/libbpf_android.h
index 7811179..3a6d802 100644
--- a/libbpf_android/include/libbpf_android.h
+++ b/libbpf_android/include/libbpf_android.h
@@ -92,5 +92,19 @@
 // Exposed for testing
 unsigned int readSectionUint(const char* name, std::ifstream& elfFile, unsigned int defVal);
 
+// Returns the build type string (from ro.build.type).
+const std::string& getBuildType();
+
+// The following functions classify the 3 Android build types.
+inline bool isEng() {
+    return getBuildType() == "eng";
+}
+inline bool isUser() {
+    return getBuildType() == "user";
+}
+inline bool isUserdebug() {
+    return getBuildType() == "userdebug";
+}
+
 }  // namespace bpf
 }  // namespace android