diff --git a/ipc/msg.c b/ipc/msg.c
index 7cb89a9b24e2..3132aa27ff88 100644
--- a/ipc/msg.c
+++ b/ipc/msg.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static int newque(struct ipc_namespace *ns, struct ipc_params *params)
 	/* ipc_addid() locks msq upon success. */
 	retval = ipc_addid(&msg_ids(ns), &msq->q_perm, ns->msg_ctlmni);
 	if (retval < 0) {
-		call_rcu(&msq->q_perm.rcu, msg_rcu_free);
+		ipc_rcu_putref(&msq->q_perm, msg_rcu_free);
 		return retval;
 	}
 
diff --git a/ipc/sem.c b/ipc/sem.c
index 18e50f464f76..8e72037b894a 100644
--- a/ipc/sem.c
+++ b/ipc/sem.c
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ static int newary(struct ipc_namespace *ns, struct ipc_params *params)
 	/* ipc_addid() locks sma upon success. */
 	retval = ipc_addid(&sem_ids(ns), &sma->sem_perm, ns->sc_semmni);
 	if (retval < 0) {
-		call_rcu(&sma->sem_perm.rcu, sem_rcu_free);
+		ipc_rcu_putref(&sma->sem_perm, sem_rcu_free);
 		return retval;
 	}
 	ns->used_sems += nsems;
diff --git a/ipc/shm.c b/ipc/shm.c
index b3b089315d3b..6e7bd9830549 100644
--- a/ipc/shm.c
+++ b/ipc/shm.c
@@ -684,6 +684,8 @@ no_id:
 	if (is_file_hugepages(file) && shp->mlock_user)
 		user_shm_unlock(size, shp->mlock_user);
 	fput(file);
+	ipc_rcu_putref(&shp->shm_perm, shm_rcu_free);
+	return error;
 no_file:
 	call_rcu(&shp->shm_perm.rcu, shm_rcu_free);
 	return error;
diff --git a/ipc/util.c b/ipc/util.c
index e5c9e2b2e4c4..465bbd21d234 100644
--- a/ipc/util.c
+++ b/ipc/util.c
@@ -251,7 +251,9 @@ static inline int ipc_idr_alloc(struct ipc_ids *ids, struct kern_ipc_perm *new)
  * Add an entry 'new' to the ipc ids idr. The permissions object is
  * initialised and the first free entry is set up and the id assigned
  * is returned. The 'new' entry is returned in a locked state on success.
+ *
  * On failure the entry is not locked and a negative err-code is returned.
+ * The caller must use ipc_rcu_putref() to free the identifier.
  *
  * Called with writer ipc_ids.rwsem held.
  */
@@ -261,6 +263,9 @@ int ipc_addid(struct ipc_ids *ids, struct kern_ipc_perm *new, int limit)
 	kgid_t egid;
 	int idx, err;
 
+	/* 1) Initialize the refcount so that ipc_rcu_putref works */
+	refcount_set(&new->refcount, 1);
+
 	if (limit > IPCMNI)
 		limit = IPCMNI;
 
@@ -269,9 +274,7 @@ int ipc_addid(struct ipc_ids *ids, struct kern_ipc_perm *new, int limit)
 
 	idr_preload(GFP_KERNEL);
 
-	refcount_set(&new->refcount, 1);
 	spin_lock_init(&new->lock);
-	new->deleted = false;
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	spin_lock(&new->lock);
 
@@ -279,6 +282,8 @@ int ipc_addid(struct ipc_ids *ids, struct kern_ipc_perm *new, int limit)
 	new->cuid = new->uid = euid;
 	new->gid = new->cgid = egid;
 
+	new->deleted = false;
+
 	idx = ipc_idr_alloc(ids, new);
 	idr_preload_end();
 
@@ -291,6 +296,7 @@ int ipc_addid(struct ipc_ids *ids, struct kern_ipc_perm *new, int limit)
 		}
 	}
 	if (idx < 0) {
+		new->deleted = true;
 		spin_unlock(&new->lock);
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return idx;