down_write(&shm_ids(ns).rw_mutex);
        rcu_read_lock();
 
-       ipcp = ipcctl_pre_down(ns, &shm_ids(ns), shmid, cmd,
-                              &shmid64.shm_perm, 0);
+       ipcp = ipcctl_pre_down_nolock(ns, &shm_ids(ns), shmid, cmd,
+                                     &shmid64.shm_perm, 0);
        if (IS_ERR(ipcp)) {
                err = PTR_ERR(ipcp);
-               /* the ipc lock is not held upon failure */
                goto out_unlock1;
        }
 
 
        err = security_shm_shmctl(shp, cmd);
        if (err)
-               goto out_unlock0;
+               goto out_unlock1;
 
        switch (cmd) {
        case IPC_RMID:
+               ipc_lock_object(&shp->shm_perm);
                /* do_shm_rmid unlocks the ipc object and rcu */
                do_shm_rmid(ns, ipcp);
                goto out_up;
        case IPC_SET:
+               ipc_lock_object(&shp->shm_perm);
                err = ipc_update_perm(&shmid64.shm_perm, ipcp);
                if (err)
                        goto out_unlock0;
                break;
        default:
                err = -EINVAL;
+               goto out_unlock1;
        }
 
 out_unlock0: