diff --git a/ipc/msg.c b/ipc/msg.c
index 5dd23da..94a1c4b 100644
--- a/ipc/msg.c
+++ b/ipc/msg.c
@@ -467,17 +467,11 @@
 	return err;
 }
 
-SYSCALL_DEFINE3(msgctl, int, msqid, int, cmd, struct msqid_ds __user *, buf)
+static int msgctl_nolock(struct ipc_namespace *ns, int msqid,
+			 int cmd, int version, void __user *buf)
 {
+	int err;
 	struct msg_queue *msq;
-	int err, version;
-	struct ipc_namespace *ns;
-
-	if (msqid < 0 || cmd < 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	version = ipc_parse_version(&cmd);
-	ns = current->nsproxy->ipc_ns;
 
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case IPC_INFO:
@@ -488,6 +482,7 @@
 
 		if (!buf)
 			return -EFAULT;
+
 		/*
 		 * We must not return kernel stack data.
 		 * due to padding, it's not enough
@@ -519,7 +514,8 @@
 			return -EFAULT;
 		return (max_id < 0) ? 0 : max_id;
 	}
-	case MSG_STAT:	/* msqid is an index rather than a msg queue id */
+
+	case MSG_STAT:
 	case IPC_STAT:
 	{
 		struct msqid64_ds tbuf;
@@ -563,19 +559,42 @@
 			return -EFAULT;
 		return success_return;
 	}
-	case IPC_SET:
-	case IPC_RMID:
-		err = msgctl_down(ns, msqid, cmd, buf, version);
-		return err;
+
 	default:
-		return  -EINVAL;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	return err;
 out_unlock:
 	msg_unlock(msq);
 	return err;
 }
 
+SYSCALL_DEFINE3(msgctl, int, msqid, int, cmd, struct msqid_ds __user *, buf)
+{
+	int version;
+	struct ipc_namespace *ns;
+
+	if (msqid < 0 || cmd < 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	version = ipc_parse_version(&cmd);
+	ns = current->nsproxy->ipc_ns;
+
+	switch (cmd) {
+	case IPC_INFO:
+	case MSG_INFO:
+	case MSG_STAT:	/* msqid is an index rather than a msg queue id */
+	case IPC_STAT:
+		return msgctl_nolock(ns, msqid, cmd, version, buf);
+	case IPC_SET:
+	case IPC_RMID:
+		return msgctl_down(ns, msqid, cmd, buf, version);
+	default:
+		return  -EINVAL;
+	}
+}
+
 static int testmsg(struct msg_msg *msg, long type, int mode)
 {
 	switch(mode)