diff --git a/ipc/msg.c b/ipc/msg.c
index 80375bf..87d8b38 100644
--- a/ipc/msg.c
+++ b/ipc/msg.c
@@ -484,10 +484,7 @@
 
 		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.