diff --git a/ipc/msg.c b/ipc/msg.c
index 7eec5ed..48a7f17 100644
--- a/ipc/msg.c
+++ b/ipc/msg.c
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 #include <linux/syscalls.h>
 #include <linux/audit.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
+
 #include <asm/current.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include "util.h"
@@ -179,8 +181,8 @@
  * removes the message queue from message queue ID 
  * array, and cleans up all the messages associated with this queue.
  *
- * msg_ids.sem and the spinlock for this message queue is hold
- * before freeque() is called. msg_ids.sem remains locked on exit.
+ * msg_ids.mutex and the spinlock for this message queue is hold
+ * before freeque() is called. msg_ids.mutex remains locked on exit.
  */
 static void freeque (struct msg_queue *msq, int id)
 {
@@ -208,7 +210,7 @@
 	int id, ret = -EPERM;
 	struct msg_queue *msq;
 	
-	down(&msg_ids.sem);
+	mutex_lock(&msg_ids.mutex);
 	if (key == IPC_PRIVATE) 
 		ret = newque(key, msgflg);
 	else if ((id = ipc_findkey(&msg_ids, key)) == -1) { /* key not used */
@@ -231,7 +233,7 @@
 		}
 		msg_unlock(msq);
 	}
-	up(&msg_ids.sem);
+	mutex_unlock(&msg_ids.mutex);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -361,7 +363,7 @@
 		msginfo.msgmnb = msg_ctlmnb;
 		msginfo.msgssz = MSGSSZ;
 		msginfo.msgseg = MSGSEG;
-		down(&msg_ids.sem);
+		mutex_lock(&msg_ids.mutex);
 		if (cmd == MSG_INFO) {
 			msginfo.msgpool = msg_ids.in_use;
 			msginfo.msgmap = atomic_read(&msg_hdrs);
@@ -372,7 +374,7 @@
 			msginfo.msgtql = MSGTQL;
 		}
 		max_id = msg_ids.max_id;
-		up(&msg_ids.sem);
+		mutex_unlock(&msg_ids.mutex);
 		if (copy_to_user (buf, &msginfo, sizeof(struct msginfo)))
 			return -EFAULT;
 		return (max_id < 0) ? 0: max_id;
@@ -435,7 +437,7 @@
 		return  -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	down(&msg_ids.sem);
+	mutex_lock(&msg_ids.mutex);
 	msq = msg_lock(msqid);
 	err=-EINVAL;
 	if (msq == NULL)
@@ -489,7 +491,7 @@
 	}
 	err = 0;
 out_up:
-	up(&msg_ids.sem);
+	mutex_unlock(&msg_ids.mutex);
 	return err;
 out_unlock_up:
 	msg_unlock(msq);