diff --git a/ipc/msg.c b/ipc/msg.c
index 80375bf43d7b..87d8b3852300 100644
--- a/ipc/msg.c
+++ b/ipc/msg.c
@@ -484,10 +484,7 @@ static int msgctl_down(struct ipc_namespace *ns, int msqid, int cmd,
 
 		msq->q_qbytes = msqid64.msg_qbytes;
 
-		ipcp->uid = msqid64.msg_perm.uid;
-		ipcp->gid = msqid64.msg_perm.gid;
-		ipcp->mode = (ipcp->mode & ~S_IRWXUGO) |
-			     (S_IRWXUGO & msqid64.msg_perm.mode);
+		ipc_update_perm(&msqid64.msg_perm, ipcp);
 		msq->q_ctime = get_seconds();
 		/* sleeping receivers might be excluded by
 		 * stricter permissions.
diff --git a/ipc/sem.c b/ipc/sem.c
index df98de290475..e803abec2b08 100644
--- a/ipc/sem.c
+++ b/ipc/sem.c
@@ -913,10 +913,7 @@ static int semctl_down(struct ipc_namespace *ns, int semid,
 		freeary(ns, ipcp);
 		goto out_up;
 	case IPC_SET:
-		ipcp->uid = semid64.sem_perm.uid;
-		ipcp->gid = semid64.sem_perm.gid;
-		ipcp->mode = (ipcp->mode & ~S_IRWXUGO)
-				| (semid64.sem_perm.mode & S_IRWXUGO);
+		ipc_update_perm(&semid64.sem_perm, ipcp);
 		sma->sem_ctime = get_seconds();
 		break;
 	default:
diff --git a/ipc/shm.c b/ipc/shm.c
index 5e296b04bd6b..20e03dfc6adb 100644
--- a/ipc/shm.c
+++ b/ipc/shm.c
@@ -656,10 +656,7 @@ static int shmctl_down(struct ipc_namespace *ns, int shmid, int cmd,
 		do_shm_rmid(ns, ipcp);
 		goto out_up;
 	case IPC_SET:
-		ipcp->uid = shmid64.shm_perm.uid;
-		ipcp->gid = shmid64.shm_perm.gid;
-		ipcp->mode = (ipcp->mode & ~S_IRWXUGO)
-			| (shmid64.shm_perm.mode & S_IRWXUGO);
+		ipc_update_perm(&shmid64.shm_perm, ipcp);
 		shp->shm_ctim = get_seconds();
 		break;
 	default:
diff --git a/ipc/util.c b/ipc/util.c
index 7a5d5e393c4b..dc8943aa9719 100644
--- a/ipc/util.c
+++ b/ipc/util.c
@@ -811,6 +811,19 @@ int ipcget(struct ipc_namespace *ns, struct ipc_ids *ids,
 		return ipcget_public(ns, ids, ops, params);
 }
 
+/**
+ * ipc_update_perm - update the permissions of an IPC.
+ * @in:  the permission given as input.
+ * @out: the permission of the ipc to set.
+ */
+void ipc_update_perm(struct ipc64_perm *in, struct kern_ipc_perm *out)
+{
+	out->uid = in->uid;
+	out->gid = in->gid;
+	out->mode = (out->mode & ~S_IRWXUGO)
+		| (in->mode & S_IRWXUGO);
+}
+
 #ifdef __ARCH_WANT_IPC_PARSE_VERSION
 
 
diff --git a/ipc/util.h b/ipc/util.h
index 0e3d79037a2a..12966913ebc6 100644
--- a/ipc/util.h
+++ b/ipc/util.h
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ struct kern_ipc_perm *ipc_lock(struct ipc_ids *, int);
 
 void kernel_to_ipc64_perm(struct kern_ipc_perm *in, struct ipc64_perm *out);
 void ipc64_perm_to_ipc_perm(struct ipc64_perm *in, struct ipc_perm *out);
+void ipc_update_perm(struct ipc64_perm *in, struct kern_ipc_perm *out);
 
 #if defined(__ia64__) || defined(__x86_64__) || defined(__hppa__) || defined(__XTENSA__)
   /* On IA-64, we always use the "64-bit version" of the IPC structures.  */