diff --git a/src/kernel/core/debug.c b/src/kernel/core/debug.c
index 24dcd24bb8..da7150247b 100644
--- a/src/kernel/core/debug.c
+++ b/src/kernel/core/debug.c
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
 /*
 ** Copyright 2002-2004, The OpenBeOS Team. All rights reserved.
 ** Distributed under the terms of the OpenBeOS License.
-*/
-
-/*
+**
 ** Copyright 2001, Travis Geiselbrecht. All rights reserved.
 ** Distributed under the terms of the NewOS License.
 */
@@ -447,6 +445,13 @@ remove_debugger_command(char * name, int (*func)(int, char **))
 }
 
 
+uint32
+parse_expression(const char *expression)
+{
+	return strtoul(expression, NULL, 0);
+}
+
+
 void
 panic(const char *fmt, ...)
 {