diff --git a/ipc/sem.c b/ipc/sem.c
index db161de..df98de2 100644
--- a/ipc/sem.c
+++ b/ipc/sem.c
@@ -835,28 +835,14 @@
 	return err;
 }
 
-struct sem_setbuf {
-	uid_t	uid;
-	gid_t	gid;
-	mode_t	mode;
-};
-
-static inline unsigned long copy_semid_from_user(struct sem_setbuf *out, void __user *buf, int version)
+static inline unsigned long
+copy_semid_from_user(struct semid64_ds *out, void __user *buf, int version)
 {
 	switch(version) {
 	case IPC_64:
-	    {
-		struct semid64_ds tbuf;
-
-		if(copy_from_user(&tbuf, buf, sizeof(tbuf)))
+		if (copy_from_user(out, buf, sizeof(*out)))
 			return -EFAULT;
-
-		out->uid	= tbuf.sem_perm.uid;
-		out->gid	= tbuf.sem_perm.gid;
-		out->mode	= tbuf.sem_perm.mode;
-
 		return 0;
-	    }
 	case IPC_OLD:
 	    {
 		struct semid_ds tbuf_old;
@@ -864,9 +850,9 @@
 		if(copy_from_user(&tbuf_old, buf, sizeof(tbuf_old)))
 			return -EFAULT;
 
-		out->uid	= tbuf_old.sem_perm.uid;
-		out->gid	= tbuf_old.sem_perm.gid;
-		out->mode	= tbuf_old.sem_perm.mode;
+		out->sem_perm.uid	= tbuf_old.sem_perm.uid;
+		out->sem_perm.gid	= tbuf_old.sem_perm.gid;
+		out->sem_perm.mode	= tbuf_old.sem_perm.mode;
 
 		return 0;
 	    }
@@ -885,11 +871,11 @@
 {
 	struct sem_array *sma;
 	int err;
-	struct sem_setbuf uninitialized_var(setbuf);
+	struct semid64_ds semid64;
 	struct kern_ipc_perm *ipcp;
 
 	if(cmd == IPC_SET) {
-		if(copy_semid_from_user (&setbuf, arg.buf, version))
+		if (copy_semid_from_user(&semid64, arg.buf, version))
 			return -EFAULT;
 	}
 	down_write(&sem_ids(ns).rw_mutex);
@@ -906,7 +892,9 @@
 		goto out_unlock;
 
 	if (cmd == IPC_SET) {
-		err = audit_ipc_set_perm(0, setbuf.uid, setbuf.gid, setbuf.mode);
+		err = audit_ipc_set_perm(0, semid64.sem_perm.uid,
+					 semid64.sem_perm.gid,
+					 semid64.sem_perm.mode);
 		if (err)
 			goto out_unlock;
 	}
@@ -925,10 +913,10 @@
 		freeary(ns, ipcp);
 		goto out_up;
 	case IPC_SET:
-		ipcp->uid = setbuf.uid;
-		ipcp->gid = setbuf.gid;
+		ipcp->uid = semid64.sem_perm.uid;
+		ipcp->gid = semid64.sem_perm.gid;
 		ipcp->mode = (ipcp->mode & ~S_IRWXUGO)
-				| (setbuf.mode & S_IRWXUGO);
+				| (semid64.sem_perm.mode & S_IRWXUGO);
 		sma->sem_ctime = get_seconds();
 		break;
 	default: