diff --git a/sys-utils/ipcrm.c b/sys-utils/ipcrm.c
index 6443f48fb..5fe3df849 100644
--- a/sys-utils/ipcrm.c
+++ b/sys-utils/ipcrm.c
@@ -235,7 +235,6 @@ static int remove_all(type_id type)
 	int id, rm_me, maxid;
 
 	struct shmid_ds shmseg;
-	struct shm_info shm_info;
 
 	struct semid_ds semary;
 	struct seminfo seminfo;
@@ -245,8 +244,7 @@ static int remove_all(type_id type)
 	struct msginfo msginfo;
 
 	if (type == SHM || type == ALL) {
-		maxid =
-		    shmctl(0, SHM_INFO, (struct shmid_ds *)(void *)&shm_info);
+		maxid = shmctl(0, SHM_INFO, &shmseg);
 		if (maxid < 0)
 			errx(EXIT_FAILURE,
 			     _("kernel not configured for shared memory"));
diff --git a/sys-utils/ipcs.c b/sys-utils/ipcs.c
index 9ce536612..a2d7f12ad 100644
--- a/sys-utils/ipcs.c
+++ b/sys-utils/ipcs.c
@@ -209,9 +209,11 @@ static void do_shm (char format, int unit)
 	case STATUS:
 	{
 		int maxid;
-		struct shm_info shm_info;
+		struct shmid_ds shmbuf;
+		struct shm_info *shm_info;
 
-		maxid = shmctl (0, SHM_INFO, (struct shmid_ds *) &shm_info);
+		maxid = shmctl (0, SHM_INFO, &shmbuf);
+		shm_info =  (struct shm_info *) &shmbuf;
 		if (maxid < 0) {
 			printf (_("kernel not configured for shared memory\n"));
 			return;
@@ -234,11 +236,11 @@ static void do_shm (char format, int unit)
 			  "pages resident  %ld\n"
 			  "pages swapped   %ld\n"
 			  "Swap performance: %ld attempts\t %ld successes\n"),
-			shm_info.used_ids,
-			shm_info.shm_tot,
-			shm_info.shm_rss,
-			shm_info.shm_swp,
-			shm_info.swap_attempts, shm_info.swap_successes);
+			shm_info->used_ids,
+			shm_info->shm_tot,
+			shm_info->shm_rss,
+			shm_info->shm_swp,
+			shm_info->swap_attempts, shm_info->swap_successes);
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/sys-utils/ipcutils.c b/sys-utils/ipcutils.c
index 3d5249c93..d1858a06a 100644
--- a/sys-utils/ipcutils.c
+++ b/sys-utils/ipcutils.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 #include <inttypes.h>
 
 #include "c.h"
@@ -82,12 +81,15 @@ int ipc_shm_get_limits(struct ipc_limits *lim)
 		lim->shmmni = path_read_u64(_PATH_PROC_IPC_SHMMNI);
 
 	} else {
-		struct shminfo shminfo;
+		struct shminfo *shminfo;
+		struct shmid_ds shmbuf;
 
-		if (shmctl(0, IPC_INFO, (struct shmid_ds *) &shminfo) < 0)
+		if (shmctl(0, IPC_INFO, &shmbuf) < 0)
 			return 1;
-		lim->shmmni = shminfo.shmmni;
-		lim->shmall = shminfo.shmall;
+		shminfo = (struct shminfo *) &shmbuf;
+		lim->shmmni = shminfo->shmmni;
+		lim->shmall = shminfo->shmall;
+		lim->shmmax = shminfo->shmmax;
 	}
 
 	return 0;