diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/syscalls.list b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/syscalls.list
index f82c9da..ddbd672 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/syscalls.list
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/syscalls.list
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # File name	Caller	Syscall name	# args	Strong name	Weak names
 
 msgget		-	msgget		i:ii	__msgget	msgget
-msgrcv		-	msgrcv		Ci:ibnii __msgrcv	msgrcv
 msgsnd		-	msgsnd		Ci:ibni	__msgsnd	msgsnd
 shmat		-	osf_shmat	i:ipi	__shmat		shmat
 oldshmctl	EXTRA	shmctl		i:iip	__old_shmctl	shmctl@GLIBC_2.0
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/syscalls.list b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/syscalls.list
index 82402b1..297f7e7 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/syscalls.list
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/syscalls.list
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ personality	EXTRA	personality	Ei:i	__personality	personality
 # Semaphore and shm system calls.  msgctl, shmctl, and semctl have C
 # wrappers (to set __IPC_64).
 msgget		-	msgget		i:ii	__msgget	msgget
-msgrcv		-	msgrcv		Ci:ibnii __msgrcv	msgrcv
 msgsnd		-	msgsnd		Ci:ibni	__msgsnd	msgsnd
 shmat		-	shmat		i:ipi	__shmat		shmat
 shmdt		-	shmdt		i:s	__shmdt		shmdt
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/generic/syscalls.list b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/generic/syscalls.list
index dea452b..6869a48 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/generic/syscalls.list
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/generic/syscalls.list
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 # SysV APIs
 msgget		-	msgget		i:ii	__msgget	msgget
-msgrcv		-	msgrcv		Ci:ibnii __msgrcv	msgrcv
 msgsnd		-	msgsnd		Ci:ibni	__msgsnd	msgsnd
 semget		-	semget		i:iii	__semget	semget
 semctl		-	semctl		i:iiii	__semctl	semctl
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/syscalls.list b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/syscalls.list
index ead0e99..e4e40a0 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/syscalls.list
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/syscalls.list
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 # semaphore and shm system calls
 msgget		-	msgget		i:ii	__msgget	msgget
-msgrcv		-	msgrcv		Ci:ibnii __msgrcv	msgrcv
 msgsnd		-	msgsnd		Ci:ibni	__msgsnd	msgsnd
 shmat		-	shmat		i:ipi	__shmat		shmat
 shmctl		-	shmctl		i:iip	__shmctl	shmctl
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/syscalls.list b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/syscalls.list
index 8a66ca9..a60e615 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/syscalls.list
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/syscalls.list
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ getpriority	-	getpriority	i:ii	__getpriority	getpriority
 
 # semaphore and shm system calls
 msgget		-	msgget		i:ii	__msgget	msgget
-msgrcv		-	msgrcv		Ci:ibnii __msgrcv	msgrcv
 msgsnd		-	msgsnd		Ci:ibni	__msgsnd	msgsnd
 shmat		-	shmat		i:ipi	__shmat		shmat
 shmctl		-	shmctl		i:iip	__shmctl	shmctl
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/syscalls.list b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/syscalls.list
index da0fd4e..99dc33b 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/syscalls.list
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/syscalls.list
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ personality	EXTRA	personality	Ei:i	__personality	personality
 # Semaphore and shm system calls.  msgctl, shmctl, and semctl have C
 # wrappers (to set __IPC_64).
 msgget          -       msgget          i:ii    __msgget        msgget
-msgrcv          -       msgrcv          Ci:ibnii __msgrcv       msgrcv
 msgsnd          -       msgsnd          Ci:ibni __msgsnd        msgsnd
 shmat           -       shmat           i:ipi   __shmat         shmat
 shmdt           -       shmdt           i:s     __shmdt         shmdt
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/syscalls.list b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/syscalls.list
index d0d9b9a..07b421d 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/syscalls.list
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/syscalls.list
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # Semaphore and shm system calls.  msgctl, shmctl, and semctl have C
 # wrappers (to set __IPC_64).
 msgget		-	msgget		i:ii	__msgget	msgget
-msgrcv		-	msgrcv		Ci:ibnii __msgrcv	msgrcv
 msgsnd		-	msgsnd		Ci:ibni	__msgsnd	msgsnd
 shmat		-	shmat		i:ipi	__shmat		shmat
 shmdt		-	shmdt		i:s	__shmdt		shmdt
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/msgrcv.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/msgrcv.c
index c4dd219..489d629 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/msgrcv.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/msgrcv.c
@@ -16,33 +16,19 @@
    License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
    <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
-#include <errno.h>
 #include <sys/msg.h>
 #include <ipc_priv.h>
-
 #include <sysdep-cancel.h>
-#include <sys/syscall.h>
-
-/* Kludge to work around Linux' restriction of only up to five
-   arguments to a system call.  */
-struct ipc_kludge
-  {
-    void *msgp;
-    long int msgtyp;
-  };
-
 
 ssize_t
 __libc_msgrcv (int msqid, void *msgp, size_t msgsz, long int msgtyp,
 	       int msgflg)
 {
-  /* The problem here is that Linux' calling convention only allows up to
-     fives parameters to a system call.  */
-  struct ipc_kludge tmp;
-
-  tmp.msgp = msgp;
-  tmp.msgtyp = msgtyp;
-
-  return SYSCALL_CANCEL (ipc, IPCOP_msgrcv, msqid, msgsz, msgflg, &tmp);
+#ifdef __ASSUME_DIRECT_SYSVIPC_SYSCALLS
+  return SYSCALL_CANCEL (msgrcv, msqid, msgp, msgsz, msgtyp, msgflg);
+#else
+  return SYSCALL_CANCEL (ipc, IPCOP_msgrcv, msqid, msgsz, msgflg,
+			 MSGRCV_ARGS (msgp, msgtyp));
+#endif
 }
 weak_alias (__libc_msgrcv, msgrcv)
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-64/syscalls.list b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-64/syscalls.list
index 808cbbb..59b93fe 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-64/syscalls.list
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-64/syscalls.list
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 # semaphore and shm system calls
 msgget		-	msgget		i:ii	__msgget	msgget
-msgrcv		-	msgrcv		Ci:ibnii __msgrcv	msgrcv
 msgsnd		-	msgsnd		Ci:ibni	__msgsnd	msgsnd
 shmat		-	shmat		i:ipi	__shmat		shmat
 shmctl		-	shmctl		i:iip	__shmctl	shmctl
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc64/msgrcv.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc64/msgrcv.c
deleted file mode 100644
index ccaa4ee..0000000
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc64/msgrcv.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2010-2016 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 <errno.h>
-#include <sys/msg.h>
-#include <ipc_priv.h>
-
-#include <sysdep-cancel.h>
-#include <sys/syscall.h>
-
-ssize_t
-__libc_msgrcv (int msqid, void *msgp, size_t msgsz, long int msgtyp,
-	       int msgflg)
-{
-  return SYSCALL_CANCEL (ipc, IPCOP_msgrcv, msqid, msgsz, msgflg,
-			 msgp, msgtyp);
-}
-weak_alias (__libc_msgrcv, msgrcv)
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/syscalls.list b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/syscalls.list
index 4d19d75..7192a96 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/syscalls.list
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/syscalls.list
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 arch_prctl	EXTRA	arch_prctl	i:ii	__arch_prctl	arch_prctl
 modify_ldt	EXTRA	modify_ldt	i:ipi	__modify_ldt	modify_ldt
 msgget		-	msgget		i:ii	__msgget	msgget
-msgrcv		-	msgrcv		Ci:ibnii __msgrcv	msgrcv
 msgsnd		-	msgsnd		Ci:ibni	__msgsnd	msgsnd
 pread64		-	pread64		Ci:ipii	__libc_pread	__libc_pread64 __pread64 pread64 __pread pread
 preadv64	-	preadv		Ci:ipii	preadv64	preadv
