diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/ipc_priv.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/ipc_priv.h
index 8b91e2f9fa..fa79bddcf3 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/ipc_priv.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/ipc_priv.h
@@ -16,15 +16,7 @@
    License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
    <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
-#include <sys/ipc.h>  /* For __key_t  */
-
-struct __old_ipc_perm
-{
-  __key_t __key;		/* Key.  */
-  unsigned int uid;		/* Owner's user ID.  */
-  unsigned int gid;		/* Owner's group ID.  */
-  unsigned int cuid;		/* Creator's user ID.  */
-  unsigned int cgid;		/* Creator's group ID.  */
-  unsigned int mode;		/* Read/write permission.  */
-  unsigned short int __seq;	/* Sequence number.  */
-};
+#define __OLD_IPC_ID_TYPE   unsigned int
+#define __OLD_IPC_MODE_TYPE unsigned int
+#define __OLD_IPC_SEQ_TYPE  unsigned short int
+#include <sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ipc_priv.h>
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ipc_priv.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ipc_priv.h
index 49018c1b28..1f9583d42a 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ipc_priv.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ipc_priv.h
@@ -16,17 +16,30 @@
    License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
    <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
+#ifndef _IPC_PRIV_H
+#define _IPC_PRIV_H
+
 #include <sys/ipc.h>  /* For __key_t  */
 
+#ifndef __OLD_IPC_ID_TYPE
+# define __OLD_IPC_ID_TYPE unsigned short int
+#endif
+#ifndef __OLD_IPC_MODE_TYPE
+# define __OLD_IPC_MODE_TYPE unsigned short int
+#endif
+#ifndef __OLD_IPC_SEQ_TYPE
+# define __OLD_IPC_SEQ_TYPE unsigned short int
+#endif
+
 struct __old_ipc_perm
 {
   __key_t __key;			/* Key.  */
-  unsigned short int uid;		/* Owner's user ID.  */
-  unsigned short int gid;		/* Owner's group ID.  */
-  unsigned short int cuid;		/* Creator's user ID.  */
-  unsigned short int cgid;		/* Creator's group ID.  */
-  unsigned short int mode;		/* Read/write permission.  */
-  unsigned short int __seq;		/* Sequence number.  */
+  __OLD_IPC_ID_TYPE uid;		/* Owner's user ID.  */
+  __OLD_IPC_ID_TYPE gid;		/* Owner's group ID.  */
+  __OLD_IPC_ID_TYPE cuid;		/* Creator's user ID.  */
+  __OLD_IPC_ID_TYPE cgid;		/* Creator's group ID.  */
+  __OLD_IPC_MODE_TYPE mode;		/* Read/write permission.  */
+  __OLD_IPC_SEQ_TYPE __seq;		/* Sequence number.  */
 };
 
 #define SEMCTL_ARG_ADDRESS(__arg) &__arg.array
@@ -38,3 +51,5 @@ struct __old_ipc_perm
   (__nsops), 0, (__sops), (__timeout)
 
 #include <ipc_ops.h>
+
+#endif /* _IPC_PRIV_H  */
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/ipc_priv.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/ipc_priv.h
index ab5db79e25..682ec35662 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/ipc_priv.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/ipc_priv.h
@@ -16,15 +16,7 @@
    License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
    <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
-#include <sys/ipc.h>
-
-struct __old_ipc_perm
-{
-  __key_t __key;		/* Key.  */
-  int uid;			/* Owner's user ID.  */
-  int gid;			/* Owner's group ID.  */
-  int cuid;			/* Creator's user ID.  */
-  int cgid;			/* Creator's group ID.  */
-  int mode;			/* Read/write permission.  */
-  unsigned short int __seq;	/* Sequence number.  */
-};
+#define __OLD_IPC_ID_TYPE    int
+#define __OLD_IPC_MODE_TYPE  int
+#define __OLD_IPC_SEQ_TYPE   unsigned short int
+#include <sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ipc_priv.h>
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/ipc_priv.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/ipc_priv.h
index 1c480ac0dd..f641ed9a32 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/ipc_priv.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/ipc_priv.h
@@ -16,22 +16,7 @@
    License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
    <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
-#include <sys/ipc.h>  /* For __key_t  */
-
-struct __old_ipc_perm
-{
-  __key_t __key;			/* Key.  */
-  unsigned int uid;			/* Owner's user ID.  */
-  unsigned int gid;			/* Owner's group ID.  */
-  unsigned int cuid;			/* Creator's user ID.  */
-  unsigned int cgid;			/* Creator's group ID.  */
-  unsigned int mode;			/* Read/write permission.  */
-  unsigned short int __seq;		/* Sequence number.  */
-};
-
-#define SEMCTL_ARG_ADDRESS(__arg) &__arg.array
-
-#define MSGRCV_ARGS(__msgp, __msgtyp) \
-  ((long int []){ (long int) __msgp, __msgtyp })
-
-#include <ipc_ops.h>
+#define __OLD_IPC_ID_TYPE    unsigned int
+#define __OLD_IPC_MODE_TYPE  unsigned int
+#define __OLD_IPC_SEQ_TYPE   unsigned short int
+#include <sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ipc_priv.h>
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc64/ipc_priv.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc64/ipc_priv.h
index 685c25439b..3d813fe9e6 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc64/ipc_priv.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc64/ipc_priv.h
@@ -16,24 +16,18 @@
    License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
    <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
-#include <sys/ipc.h>  /* For __key_t  */
-
-struct __old_ipc_perm
-{
-  __key_t __key;		/* Key.  */
-  unsigned int uid;		/* Owner's user ID.  */
-  unsigned int gid;		/* Owner's group ID.  */
-  unsigned int cuid;		/* Creator's user ID.  */
-  unsigned int cgid;		/* Creator's group ID.  */
-  unsigned int mode;		/* Read/write permission.  */
-  unsigned short int __seq;	/* Sequence number.  */
-};
+#define __OLD_IPC_ID_TYPE   unsigned int
+#define __OLD_IPC_MODE_TYPE unsigned int
+#define __OLD_IPC_SEQ_TYPE  unsigned short int
+#include <sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ipc_priv.h>
 
 /* SPARC semctl multiplex syscall expects the union pointed address, not
    the union address itself.  */
+#undef SEMCTL_ARG_ADDRESS
 #define SEMCTL_ARG_ADDRESS(__arg) __arg.array
 
 /* Also for msgrcv it does not use the kludge on final 2 arguments.  */
+#undef MSGRCV_ARGS
 #define MSGRCV_ARGS(__msgp, __msgtyp) __msgp, __msgtyp
 
 #include <ipc_ops.h>
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/ipc_priv.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/ipc_priv.h
deleted file mode 100644
index ab44949e6d..0000000000
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/ipc_priv.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-/* Old SysV permission definition for Linux.  x86_64 version.
-   Copyright (C) 2016-2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
-
-   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
-   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-   Lesser General Public License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
-   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
-
-#include <sys/ipc.h>  /* For __key_t  */
-
-struct __old_ipc_perm
-{
-  __key_t __key;		/* Key.  */
-  unsigned short uid;		/* Owner's user ID.  */
-  unsigned short gid;		/* Owner's group ID.  */
-  unsigned short cuid;		/* Creator's user ID.  */
-  unsigned short cgid;		/* Creator's group ID.  */
-  unsigned short mode;		/* Read/write permission.  */
-  unsigned short int __seq;	/* Sequence number.  */
-};
