diff --git a/toolsrc/include/vcpkg_Util.h b/toolsrc/include/vcpkg_Util.h
index c76ca01aca..e5ead6d3af 100644
--- a/toolsrc/include/vcpkg_Util.h
+++ b/toolsrc/include/vcpkg_Util.h
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ namespace vcpkg::Util
         return ret;
     }
 
+    template<class Container, class Pred>
+    void stable_keep_if(Container& cont, Pred pred)
+    {
+        cont.erase(std::stable_partition(cont.begin(), cont.end(), pred), cont.end());
+    }
+
     template<class Container, class Pred>
     void unstable_keep_if(Container& cont, Pred pred)
     {