diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/Makefile b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/Makefile
index 386b3fd..4bbe9bf 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/Makefile
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/Makefile
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ sysdep_routines += osf_select osf_gettimeofday osf_settimeofday \
 		   osf_getitimer osf_setitimer osf_utimes \
 		   osf_getrusage osf_wait4
 
-# Support old ipc control
-sysdep_routines += oldshmctl
-
 CFLAGS-ioperm.c = -Wa,-mev6
 endif
 
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/shmctl.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/shmctl.c
deleted file mode 100644
index f73ed6f..0000000
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/shmctl.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#include <sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/shmctl.c>
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/syscalls.list b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/syscalls.list
index 9948d2d..bf9c8ad 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/syscalls.list
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/syscalls.list
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # File name	Caller	Syscall name	# args	Strong name	Weak names
 
-oldshmctl	EXTRA	shmctl		i:iip	__old_shmctl	shmctl@GLIBC_2.0
 shmdt		-	shmdt		i:s	__shmdt		shmdt
 shmget		-	shmget		i:iii	__shmget	shmget
 
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/shmctl.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/shmctl.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 23c4b8d..0000000
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/shmctl.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1995-2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
-   Contributed by Ulrich Drepper <drepper@gnu.ai.mit.edu>, August 1995.
-
-   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 <errno.h>
-#include <sys/shm.h>
-#include <ipc_priv.h>
-#include <sysdep.h>
-#include <sys/syscall.h>
-#include <bits/wordsize.h>
-
-
-int
-__new_shmctl (int shmid, int cmd, struct shmid_ds *buf)
-{
-  return INLINE_SYSCALL (shmctl, 3, shmid, cmd | __IPC_64, buf);
-}
-
-#include <shlib-compat.h>
-versioned_symbol (libc, __new_shmctl, shmctl, GLIBC_2_2);
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/generic/syscalls.list b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/generic/syscalls.list
index 0df73a9..80244c4 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/generic/syscalls.list
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/generic/syscalls.list
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 # SysV APIs
 shmget		-	shmget		i:iii	__shmget	shmget
-shmctl		-	shmctl		i:iip	__shmctl	shmctl
 shmdt		-	shmdt		i:s	__shmdt		shmdt
 
 # Socket APIs
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/syscalls.list b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/syscalls.list
index f757f02..d755bfd 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/syscalls.list
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/syscalls.list
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # File name	Caller	Syscall name	# args	Strong name	Weak names
 
 # semaphore and shm system calls
-shmctl		-	shmctl		i:iip	__shmctl	shmctl
 shmdt		-	shmdt		i:s	__shmdt		shmdt
 shmget		-	shmget		i:iii	__shmget	shmget
 
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/syscalls.list b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/syscalls.list
index b0a3a44..90bd870 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/syscalls.list
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/syscalls.list
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ umount2		-	umount		2	__umount2	umount2
 getpriority	-	getpriority	i:ii	__getpriority	getpriority
 
 # semaphore and shm system calls
-shmctl		-	shmctl		i:iip	__shmctl	shmctl
 shmdt		-	shmdt		i:s	__shmdt		shmdt
 shmget		-	shmget		i:iii	__shmget	shmget
 
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/shmctl.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/shmctl.c
deleted file mode 100644
index f73ed6f..0000000
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/shmctl.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#include <sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/shmctl.c>
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/shmctl.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/shmctl.c
index ea0fa94..f835cf8 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/shmctl.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/shmctl.c
@@ -15,18 +15,11 @@
    License along with the GNU C Library.  If not, see
    <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <sys/shm.h>
-#include <ipc_priv.h>
-#include <sysdep.h>
+#include <shlib-compat.h>
 
-int __shmctl (int shmid, int cmd, struct shmid_ds *buf);
+#undef SHLIB_COMPAT
+#define SHLIB_COMPAT(a, b, c) 0
 
-int
-__shmctl (int shmid, int cmd, struct shmid_ds *buf)
-{
-  return INLINE_SYSCALL (shmctl, 3, shmid, cmd | __IPC_64, buf);
-}
+#define DEFAULT_VERSION GLIBC_2_0
 
-#include <shlib-compat.h>
-versioned_symbol (libc, __shmctl, shmctl, GLIBC_2_0);
+#include <./sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/shmctl.c>
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-64/syscalls.list b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-64/syscalls.list
index 40ed7c5..4d478ce 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-64/syscalls.list
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-64/syscalls.list
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # File name     Caller  Syscall name    # args  Strong name     Weak names
 
 # semaphore and shm system calls
-shmctl          -       shmctl          i:iip   __shmctl        shmctl
 shmdt           -       shmdt           i:s     __shmdt         shmdt
 shmget          -       shmget          i:iii   __shmget        shmget
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/shmctl.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/shmctl.c
index b2caf75..07725fe 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/shmctl.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/shmctl.c
@@ -16,18 +16,34 @@
    License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
    <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
-#include <errno.h>
 #include <sys/shm.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
 #include <ipc_priv.h>
-
 #include <sysdep.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <sys/syscall.h>
-#include <bits/wordsize.h>
 #include <shlib-compat.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+
+#ifndef DEFAULT_VERSION
+# define DEFAULT_VERSION GLIBC_2_2
+#endif
 
-#include <kernel-features.h>
 
+/* Provide operations to control over shared memory segments.  */
+int
+__new_shmctl (int shmid, int cmd, struct shmid_ds *buf)
+{
+#ifdef __ASSUME_DIRECT_SYSVIPC_SYSCALLS
+  return INLINE_SYSCALL_CALL (shmctl, shmid, cmd | __IPC_64, buf);
+#else
+  return INLINE_SYSCALL_CALL (ipc, IPCOP_shmctl, shmid, cmd | __IPC_64, 0,
+			      buf);
+#endif
+}
+versioned_symbol (libc, __new_shmctl, shmctl, DEFAULT_VERSION);
+
+
+#if SHLIB_COMPAT (libc, GLIBC_2_0, GLIBC_2_2)
 struct __old_shmid_ds
 {
   struct __old_ipc_perm shm_perm;	/* operation permission struct */
@@ -43,36 +59,15 @@ struct __old_shmid_ds
   struct vm_area_struct *__attaches;	/* descriptors for attaches */
 };
 
-struct __old_shminfo
-{
-  int shmmax;
-  int shmmin;
-  int shmmni;
-  int shmseg;
-  int shmall;
-};
-
-/* Provide operations to control over shared memory segments.  */
-#if SHLIB_COMPAT (libc, GLIBC_2_0, GLIBC_2_2)
-int __old_shmctl (int, int, struct __old_shmid_ds *);
-#endif
-int __new_shmctl (int, int, struct shmid_ds *);
-
-#if SHLIB_COMPAT (libc, GLIBC_2_0, GLIBC_2_2)
 int
 attribute_compat_text_section
 __old_shmctl (int shmid, int cmd, struct __old_shmid_ds *buf)
 {
-  return INLINE_SYSCALL (ipc, 5, IPCOP_shmctl, shmid, cmd, 0, buf);
+#ifdef __ASSUME_DIRECT_SYSVIPC_SYSCALLS
+  return INLINE_SYSCALL_CALL (shmctl, shmid, cmd, buf);
+#else
+  return INLINE_SYSCALL_CALL (ipc, IPCOP_shmctl, shmid, cmd, 0, buf);
+#endif
 }
 compat_symbol (libc, __old_shmctl, shmctl, GLIBC_2_0);
 #endif
-
-int
-__new_shmctl (int shmid, int cmd, struct shmid_ds *buf)
-{
-  return INLINE_SYSCALL (ipc, 5, IPCOP_shmctl, shmid, cmd | __IPC_64, 0,
-			 buf);
-}
-
-versioned_symbol (libc, __new_shmctl, shmctl, GLIBC_2_2);
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/syscalls.list b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/syscalls.list
index 8712bb8..18bd588 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/syscalls.list
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/syscalls.list
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ pread64		-	pread64		Ci:ipii	__libc_pread	__libc_pread64 __pread64 pread64 __prea
 preadv64	-	preadv		Ci:ipii	preadv64	preadv
 pwrite64	-	pwrite64	Ci:ipii	__libc_pwrite	__libc_pwrite64 __pwrite64 pwrite64 __pwrite pwrite
 pwritev64	-	pwritev		Ci:ipii	pwritev64	pwritev
-shmctl		-	shmctl		i:iip	__shmctl	shmctl
 shmdt		-	shmdt		i:s	__shmdt		shmdt
 shmget		-	shmget		i:iii	__shmget	shmget
 syscall_clock_gettime	EXTRA	clock_gettime	Ei:ip		__syscall_clock_gettime
