diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/ansible_freeipa_module.py b/plugins/module_utils/ansible_freeipa_module.py
index f8b7b6b127222549bba1f4b8478f9e6a5b0165de..eedb5c285cd7fe8fdaa81aff2f77550ce174723a 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/ansible_freeipa_module.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/ansible_freeipa_module.py
@@ -211,3 +211,7 @@ def _afm_convert(value):
 
 def module_params_get(module, name):
     return _afm_convert(module.params.get(name))
+
+
+def api_get_realm():
+    return api.env.realm