diff --git a/src/libcore/default.rs b/src/libcore/default.rs
index 44a39aa265b99..dc1ee5ccfabd7 100644
--- a/src/libcore/default.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/default.rs
@@ -133,6 +133,12 @@ pub trait Default {
     fn default() -> Self;
 }
 
+/// A utility function that just calls `Default::default`.
+#[inline]
+pub fn default<T: Default>() -> T {
+    Default::default()
+}
+
 macro_rules! default_impl(
     ($t:ty, $v:expr) => {
         impl Default for $t {