diff --git a/ipc/msg.c b/ipc/msg.c
index 996feb8..7a3d6aa 100644
--- a/ipc/msg.c
+++ b/ipc/msg.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&msq->q_receivers);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&msq->q_senders);
 
-	spin_unlock(&msq->q_perm.lock);
+	ipc_unlock_object(&msq->q_perm);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	return msq->q_perm.id;
diff --git a/ipc/sem.c b/ipc/sem.c
index 70480a3..92ec6c6 100644
--- a/ipc/sem.c
+++ b/ipc/sem.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
 		 * their critical section while the array lock is held.
 		 */
  lock_array:
-		spin_lock(&sma->sem_perm.lock);
+		ipc_lock_object(&sma->sem_perm);
 		for (i = 0; i < sma->sem_nsems; i++) {
 			struct sem *sem = sma->sem_base + i;
 			spin_unlock_wait(&sem->lock);
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
 static inline void sem_unlock(struct sem_array *sma, int locknum)
 {
 	if (locknum == -1) {
-		spin_unlock(&sma->sem_perm.lock);
+		ipc_unlock_object(&sma->sem_perm);
 	} else {
 		struct sem *sem = sma->sem_base + locknum;
 		spin_unlock(&sem->lock);
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@
 	int i;
 
 	/* Free the existing undo structures for this semaphore set.  */
-	assert_spin_locked(&sma->sem_perm.lock);
+	ipc_assert_locked_object(&sma->sem_perm);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(un, tu, &sma->list_id, list_id) {
 		list_del(&un->list_id);
 		spin_lock(&un->ulp->lock);
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@
 
 	curr = &sma->sem_base[semnum];
 
-	assert_spin_locked(&sma->sem_perm.lock);
+	ipc_assert_locked_object(&sma->sem_perm);
 	list_for_each_entry(un, &sma->list_id, list_id)
 		un->semadj[semnum] = 0;
 
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@
 		for (i = 0; i < nsems; i++)
 			sma->sem_base[i].semval = sem_io[i];
 
-		assert_spin_locked(&sma->sem_perm.lock);
+		ipc_assert_locked_object(&sma->sem_perm);
 		list_for_each_entry(un, &sma->list_id, list_id) {
 			for (i = 0; i < nsems; i++)
 				un->semadj[i] = 0;
@@ -1496,7 +1496,7 @@
 	new->semid = semid;
 	assert_spin_locked(&ulp->lock);
 	list_add_rcu(&new->list_proc, &ulp->list_proc);
-	assert_spin_locked(&sma->sem_perm.lock);
+	ipc_assert_locked_object(&sma->sem_perm);
 	list_add(&new->list_id, &sma->list_id);
 	un = new;
 
@@ -1833,7 +1833,7 @@
 		}
 
 		/* remove un from the linked lists */
-		assert_spin_locked(&sma->sem_perm.lock);
+		ipc_assert_locked_object(&sma->sem_perm);
 		list_del(&un->list_id);
 
 		spin_lock(&ulp->lock);
diff --git a/ipc/shm.c b/ipc/shm.c
index bd2b14e..e7d5107 100644
--- a/ipc/shm.c
+++ b/ipc/shm.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
 static inline void shm_lock_by_ptr(struct shmid_kernel *ipcp)
 {
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	spin_lock(&ipcp->shm_perm.lock);
+	ipc_lock_object(&ipcp->shm_perm);
 }
 
 static inline struct shmid_kernel *shm_lock_check(struct ipc_namespace *ns,
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@
 	ns->shm_tot += numpages;
 	error = shp->shm_perm.id;
 
-	spin_unlock(&shp->shm_perm.lock);
+	ipc_unlock_object(&shp->shm_perm);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return error;
 
diff --git a/ipc/util.h b/ipc/util.h
index da65e8a..b6a6a88 100644
--- a/ipc/util.h
+++ b/ipc/util.h
@@ -177,12 +177,12 @@
 static inline void ipc_lock_by_ptr(struct kern_ipc_perm *perm)
 {
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	spin_lock(&perm->lock);
+	ipc_lock_object(perm);
 }
 
 static inline void ipc_unlock(struct kern_ipc_perm *perm)
 {
-	spin_unlock(&perm->lock);
+	ipc_unlock_object(perm);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }