diff --git a/orte/util/name_fns.h b/orte/util/name_fns.h
index be1a6560fc..cb043a668a 100644
--- a/orte/util/name_fns.h
+++ b/orte/util/name_fns.h
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ ORTE_DECLSPEC char* orte_util_print_local_jobid(const orte_jobid_t job);
 #define ORTE_LOCAL_JOBID(n) \
     ( (n) & 0x0000ffff)
 
+#define ORTE_CONSTRUCT_LOCAL_JOBID(local, job) \
+    ( ((local) & 0xffff0000) | ((job) & 0x0000ffff) )
+
 /* a macro for identifying that a proc is a daemon */
 #define ORTE_PROC_IS_DAEMON(n)  \
     !((n) & 0x0000ffff)