diff --git a/utils/apparmor/aa.py b/utils/apparmor/aa.py
index 923e266c1..8ee0e0506 100644
--- a/utils/apparmor/aa.py
+++ b/utils/apparmor/aa.py
@@ -2113,6 +2113,22 @@ def merged_to_split(profile_data):
 
     return compat
 
+def split_to_merged(profile_data):
+    ''' (temporary) helper function to convert a traditional compat['foo']['bar'] to a profile['foo//bar'] list '''
+
+    merged = {}
+
+    for profile in profile_data:
+        for hat in profile_data[profile]:
+            if profile == hat:
+                merged_name = profile
+            else:
+                merged_name = combine_profname([profile, hat])
+
+            merged[merged_name] = profile_data[profile][hat]
+
+    return merged
+
 def parse_mount_rule(line):
     # XXX Do real parsing here
     return aarules.Raw_Mount_Rule(line)
diff --git a/utils/test/test-aa.py b/utils/test/test-aa.py
index ab67611b1..865d6e85e 100644
--- a/utils/test/test-aa.py
+++ b/utils/test/test-aa.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import apparmor.aa  # needed to set global vars in some tests
 from apparmor.aa import (check_for_apparmor, get_output, get_reqs, get_interpreter_and_abstraction, create_new_profile,
      get_profile_flags, change_profile_flags, set_options_audit_mode, set_options_owner_mode, is_skippable_file,
      parse_profile_start, parse_profile_start_to_storage, parse_profile_data,
-     get_file_perms, propose_file_rules, merged_to_split)
+     get_file_perms, propose_file_rules, merged_to_split, split_to_merged)
 from apparmor.aare import AARE
 from apparmor.common import AppArmorException, AppArmorBug
 from apparmor.rule.file import FileRule
@@ -759,6 +759,24 @@ class AaTest_merged_to_split(AATest):
         self.assertEqual(list(result[profile].keys()), [hat])
         self.assertTrue(result[profile][hat])
 
+class AaTest_split_to_merged(AATest):
+    tests = [
+        (("foo", "foo"),                    "foo"),
+        (("foo", "bar"),                    "foo//bar"),
+    ]
+
+    def _run_test(self, params, expected):
+        old = {}
+        profile = params[0]
+        hat = params[1]
+
+        old[profile] = {}
+        old[profile][hat] = True  # simplified, but enough for this test
+        result = split_to_merged(old)
+
+        self.assertEqual(list(result.keys()), [expected])
+        self.assertTrue(result[expected])
+
 setup_aa(apparmor.aa)
 setup_all_loops(__name__)
 if __name__ == '__main__':