diff --git a/ipc/shm.c b/ipc/shm.c
index c6b4ad5ce3b7b..216ae727a9360 100644
--- a/ipc/shm.c
+++ b/ipc/shm.c
@@ -124,6 +124,26 @@ void __init shm_init (void)
 				IPC_SHM_IDS, sysvipc_shm_proc_show);
 }
 
+static inline struct shmid_kernel *shm_obtain_object(struct ipc_namespace *ns, int id)
+{
+	struct kern_ipc_perm *ipcp = ipc_obtain_object(&shm_ids(ns), id);
+
+	if (IS_ERR(ipcp))
+		return ERR_CAST(ipcp);
+
+	return container_of(ipcp, struct shmid_kernel, shm_perm);
+}
+
+static inline struct shmid_kernel *shm_obtain_object_check(struct ipc_namespace *ns, int id)
+{
+	struct kern_ipc_perm *ipcp = ipc_obtain_object_check(&shm_ids(ns), id);
+
+	if (IS_ERR(ipcp))
+		return ERR_CAST(ipcp);
+
+	return container_of(ipcp, struct shmid_kernel, shm_perm);
+}
+
 /*
  * shm_lock_(check_) routines are called in the paths where the rw_mutex
  * is not necessarily held.