diff --git a/.config/ambit/config.ambit b/.config/ambit/config.ambit
index c5112be..073af49 100644
--- a/.config/ambit/config.ambit
+++ b/.config/ambit/config.ambit
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     include/[
         general.el,
         misc.el,
+        utils.el,
         orgconfig.el,
         mu4econfig.el,
         racket.el,
diff --git a/.emacs.d/include/utils.el b/.emacs.d/include/utils.el
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d5813b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.emacs.d/include/utils.el
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+;;; utils.el --- Utility functions.
+;;; Commentary:
+;;    Provides utility functions.
+;;; Code:
+
+(defun lists->alist (l1 l2)
+  "Transform lists L1 (keys) and L2 (values) into a single alist."
+  (cond ((and (null l1)
+              (null l2))
+         '())
+        ((or (null l1)
+             (null l2))
+         (error "Lists L1 and L2 have to be of equal length"))
+        ((and (consp l1)
+              (consp l2))
+         (cons `(,(car l1) . ,(car l2))
+               (lists->alist (cdr l1)
+                             (cdr l2))))))
+
+(provide 'utils)
+
+;;; utils.el ends here
diff --git a/.emacs.d/init.el b/.emacs.d/init.el
index 541b648..23b296a 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/init.el
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 
 (load-library "general")
 (load-library "misc")
+(load-library "utils")
 (load-library "orgconfig")
 (load-library "mu4econfig")
 (load-library "racket")