diff --git a/ipc/namespace.c b/ipc/namespace.c
index 67dc744974c6..aba9a586c667 100644
--- a/ipc/namespace.c
+++ b/ipc/namespace.c
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ void free_ipcs(struct ipc_namespace *ns, struct ipc_ids *ids,
 		perm = idr_find(&ids->ipcs_idr, next_id);
 		if (perm == NULL)
 			continue;
-		ipc_lock_by_ptr(perm);
+		rcu_read_lock();
+		ipc_lock_object(perm);
 		free(ns, perm);
 		total++;
 	}
diff --git a/ipc/util.c b/ipc/util.c
index 1ddadcf9a2ab..9f6aa30d2e0f 100644
--- a/ipc/util.c
+++ b/ipc/util.c
@@ -205,7 +205,8 @@ static struct kern_ipc_perm *ipc_findkey(struct ipc_ids *ids, key_t key)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		ipc_lock_by_ptr(ipc);
+		rcu_read_lock();
+		ipc_lock_object(ipc);
 		return ipc;
 	}
 
@@ -838,7 +839,8 @@ static struct kern_ipc_perm *sysvipc_find_ipc(struct ipc_ids *ids, loff_t pos,
 		ipc = idr_find(&ids->ipcs_idr, pos);
 		if (ipc != NULL) {
 			*new_pos = pos + 1;
-			ipc_lock_by_ptr(ipc);
+			rcu_read_lock();
+			ipc_lock_object(ipc);
 			return ipc;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/ipc/util.h b/ipc/util.h
index 0a362ffca972..14b0a2adba08 100644
--- a/ipc/util.h
+++ b/ipc/util.h
@@ -171,12 +171,6 @@ static inline void ipc_assert_locked_object(struct kern_ipc_perm *perm)
 	assert_spin_locked(&perm->lock);
 }
 
-static inline void ipc_lock_by_ptr(struct kern_ipc_perm *perm)
-{
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	ipc_lock_object(perm);
-}
-
 static inline void ipc_unlock(struct kern_ipc_perm *perm)
 {
 	ipc_unlock_object(perm);