diff --git a/ipc/util.c b/ipc/util.c
index 9eb89820594e..1737d776bc08 100644
--- a/ipc/util.c
+++ b/ipc/util.c
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ static inline int ipc_idr_alloc(struct ipc_ids *ids, struct kern_ipc_perm *new)
 	} else {
 		new->seq = ipcid_to_seqx(next_id);
 		idx = idr_alloc(&ids->ipcs_idr, new, ipcid_to_idx(next_id),
-				0, GFP_NOWAIT);
+				ipc_mni, GFP_NOWAIT);
 	}
 	if (idx >= 0)
 		new->id = (new->seq << ipcmni_seq_shift()) + idx;