diff --git a/make/config.mk b/make/config.mk
index b7ffb5c0..085c4e06 100644
--- a/make/config.mk
+++ b/make/config.mk
@@ -89,3 +89,5 @@ ONL_MAKE := $(MAKE) $(ONL_MAKE_FLAGS)
 #
 export SUBMODULE_INFRA := $(ONL)/sm/infra
 export SUBMODULE_BIGCODE := $(ONL)/sm/bigcode
+
+include $(ONL)/make/templates.mk
diff --git a/make/templates.mk b/make/templates.mk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..edcf265a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/make/templates.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+define onlpm_find_file
+$(1) := $$(shell $(ONLPM) --find-file $(2) $(3))
+ifeq ($$($(1)),)
+$$(error $(2):$(3) not found)
+endif
+endef