diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/Makefile b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/Makefile
index 45941b0..c24dc2e 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/Makefile
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ sysdep_routines += osf_select osf_gettimeofday osf_settimeofday \
 		   osf_getrusage osf_wait4
 
 # Support old ipc control
-sysdep_routines += oldmsgctl oldsemctl oldshmctl
+sysdep_routines += oldsemctl oldshmctl
 
 CFLAGS-ioperm.c = -Wa,-mev6
 endif
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/msgctl.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/msgctl.c
deleted file mode 100644
index d65a5b9..0000000
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/msgctl.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#include <sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/msgctl.c>
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/syscalls.list b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/syscalls.list
index 0c9efcb..f82c9da 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
 
-oldmsgctl	EXTRA	msgctl		i:iip	__old_msgctl	msgctl@GLIBC_2.0
 msgget		-	msgget		i:ii	__msgget	msgget
 msgrcv		-	msgrcv		Ci:ibnii __msgrcv	msgrcv
 msgsnd		-	msgsnd		Ci:ibni	__msgsnd	msgsnd
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/msgctl.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/msgctl.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 83c6744..0000000
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/msgctl.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +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/msg.h>
-#include <ipc_priv.h>
-#include <sysdep.h>
-#include <sys/syscall.h>
-
-
-int
-__new_msgctl (int msqid, int cmd, struct msqid_ds *buf)
-{
-  return INLINE_SYSCALL (msgctl, 3, msqid, cmd | __IPC_64, buf);
-}
-
-#include <shlib-compat.h>
-versioned_symbol (libc, __new_msgctl, msgctl, GLIBC_2_2);
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/generic/syscalls.list b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/generic/syscalls.list
index 5993ab4..dea452b 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
-msgctl		-	msgctl		i:iip	__msgctl	msgctl
 msgrcv		-	msgrcv		Ci:ibnii __msgrcv	msgrcv
 msgsnd		-	msgsnd		Ci:ibni	__msgsnd	msgsnd
 semget		-	semget		i:iii	__semget	semget
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/syscalls.list b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/syscalls.list
index a95c3dd..ead0e99 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
-msgctl		-	msgctl		i:iip	__msgctl	msgctl
 msgget		-	msgget		i:ii	__msgget	msgget
 msgrcv		-	msgrcv		Ci:ibnii __msgrcv	msgrcv
 msgsnd		-	msgsnd		Ci:ibni	__msgsnd	msgsnd
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/syscalls.list b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/syscalls.list
index 68b6c9a..8a66ca9 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
-msgctl		-	msgctl		i:iip	__msgctl	msgctl
 msgget		-	msgget		i:ii	__msgget	msgget
 msgrcv		-	msgrcv		Ci:ibnii __msgrcv	msgrcv
 msgsnd		-	msgsnd		Ci:ibni	__msgsnd	msgsnd
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/msgctl.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/msgctl.c
deleted file mode 100644
index d65a5b9..0000000
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/msgctl.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#include <sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/msgctl.c>
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/msgctl.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/msgctl.c
index c4dc7ff..928c3dc 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/msgctl.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/msgctl.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/msg.h>
-#include <ipc_priv.h>
-#include <sysdep.h>
+#include <shlib-compat.h>
 
-int __msgctl (int msqid, int cmd, struct msqid_ds *buf);
+#undef SHLIB_COMPAT
+#define SHLIB_COMPAT(a, b, c) 0
 
-int
-__msgctl (int msqid, int cmd, struct msqid_ds *buf)
-{
-  return INLINE_SYSCALL (msgctl, 3, msqid, cmd | __IPC_64, buf);
-}
+#define DEFAULT_VERSION GLIBC_2_0
 
-#include <shlib-compat.h>
-versioned_symbol (libc, __msgctl, msgctl, GLIBC_2_0);
+#include <sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/msgctl.c>
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/msgctl.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/msgctl.c
index e48fbb3..45bf350 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/msgctl.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/msgctl.c
@@ -16,17 +16,30 @@
    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.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <sys/syscall.h>
 #include <shlib-compat.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+#ifndef DEFAULT_VERSION
+# define DEFAULT_VERSION GLIBC_2_2
+#endif
+
+int
+__new_msgctl (int msqid, int cmd, struct msqid_ds *buf)
+{
+#ifdef __ASSUME_DIRECT_SYSVIPC_SYSCALLS
+  return INLINE_SYSCALL_CALL (msgctl, msqid, cmd | __IPC_64, buf);
+#else
+  return INLINE_SYSCALL_CALL (ipc, IPCOP_msgctl, msqid, cmd | __IPC_64, 0,
+			      buf);
+#endif
+}
+versioned_symbol (libc, __new_msgctl, msgctl, DEFAULT_VERSION);
 
-#include <kernel-features.h>
 
+#if SHLIB_COMPAT (libc, GLIBC_2_0, GLIBC_2_2)
 struct __old_msqid_ds
 {
   struct __old_ipc_perm msg_perm;	/* structure describing operation permission */
@@ -44,27 +57,15 @@ struct __old_msqid_ds
   __ipc_pid_t msg_lrpid;		/* pid of last msgrcv() */
 };
 
-/* Allows to control internal state and destruction of message queue
-   objects.  */
-#if SHLIB_COMPAT (libc, GLIBC_2_0, GLIBC_2_2)
-int __old_msgctl (int, int, struct __old_msqid_ds *);
-#endif
-int __new_msgctl (int, int, struct msqid_ds *);
-
-#if SHLIB_COMPAT (libc, GLIBC_2_0, GLIBC_2_2)
 int
 attribute_compat_text_section
 __old_msgctl (int msqid, int cmd, struct __old_msqid_ds *buf)
 {
-  return INLINE_SYSCALL (ipc, 5, IPCOP_msgctl, msqid, cmd, 0, buf);
+#ifdef __ASSUME_DIRECT_SYSVIPC_SYSCALLS
+  return INLINE_SYSCALL_CALL (msgctl, msqid, cmd | __IPC_64, buf);
+#else
+  return INLINE_SYSCALL_CALL (ipc, IPCOP_msgctl, msqid, cmd, 0, buf);
+#endif
 }
 compat_symbol (libc, __old_msgctl, msgctl, GLIBC_2_0);
 #endif
-
-int
-__new_msgctl (int msqid, int cmd, struct msqid_ds *buf)
-{
-  return INLINE_SYSCALL (ipc, 5, IPCOP_msgctl, msqid, cmd | __IPC_64, 0, buf);
-}
-
-versioned_symbol (libc, __new_msgctl, msgctl, GLIBC_2_2);
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-64/syscalls.list b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-64/syscalls.list
index 9f03d26..808cbbb 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-64/syscalls.list
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-64/syscalls.list
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # File name	Caller	Syscall name	# args	Strong name	Weak names
 
 # semaphore and shm system calls
-msgctl		-	msgctl		i:iip	__msgctl	msgctl
 msgget		-	msgget		i:ii	__msgget	msgget
 msgrcv		-	msgrcv		Ci:ibnii __msgrcv	msgrcv
 msgsnd		-	msgsnd		Ci:ibni	__msgsnd	msgsnd
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/syscalls.list b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/syscalls.list
index 8aed2f4..4d19d75 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/syscalls.list
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/syscalls.list
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 arch_prctl	EXTRA	arch_prctl	i:ii	__arch_prctl	arch_prctl
 modify_ldt	EXTRA	modify_ldt	i:ipi	__modify_ldt	modify_ldt
-msgctl		-	msgctl		i:iip	__msgctl	msgctl
 msgget		-	msgget		i:ii	__msgget	msgget
 msgrcv		-	msgrcv		Ci:ibnii __msgrcv	msgrcv
 msgsnd		-	msgsnd		Ci:ibni	__msgsnd	msgsnd
