diff --git a/nomad/acl_testutil_test.go b/nomad/acl_testutil_test.go
index 4cf5a9627..705290126 100644
--- a/nomad/acl_testutil_test.go
+++ b/nomad/acl_testutil_test.go
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ func NamespacePolicy(namespace string, policy string, capabilities []string) str
 	return policyHCL
 }
 
+// NodePolicy is a helper for generating the hcl for a given node policy.
+func NodePolicy(policy string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("node {\n\tpolicy = %q\n}\n", policy)
+}
+
 // CreatePolicy creates a policy with the given name and rule.
 func CreatePolicy(t *testing.T, state *state.StateStore, index uint64, name, rule string) {
 	t.Helper()