diff --git a/ipc/util.c b/ipc/util.c
index 72fd078..74e1d9c 100644
--- a/ipc/util.c
+++ b/ipc/util.c
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@
 
 	ids->in_use = 0;
 	ids->seq = 0;
+	ids->next_id = -1;
 	{
 		int seq_limit = INT_MAX/SEQ_MULTIPLIER;
 		if (seq_limit > USHRT_MAX)
@@ -252,6 +253,7 @@
 	kuid_t euid;
 	kgid_t egid;
 	int id, err;
+	int next_id = ids->next_id;
 
 	if (size > IPCMNI)
 		size = IPCMNI;
@@ -264,7 +266,8 @@
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	spin_lock(&new->lock);
 
-	err = idr_get_new(&ids->ipcs_idr, new, &id);
+	err = idr_get_new_above(&ids->ipcs_idr, new,
+				(next_id < 0) ? 0 : ipcid_to_idx(next_id), &id);
 	if (err) {
 		spin_unlock(&new->lock);
 		rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -277,9 +280,14 @@
 	new->cuid = new->uid = euid;
 	new->gid = new->cgid = egid;
 
-	new->seq = ids->seq++;
-	if(ids->seq > ids->seq_max)
-		ids->seq = 0;
+	if (next_id < 0) {
+		new->seq = ids->seq++;
+		if (ids->seq > ids->seq_max)
+			ids->seq = 0;
+	} else {
+		new->seq = ipcid_to_seqx(next_id);
+		ids->next_id = -1;
+	}
 
 	new->id = ipc_buildid(id, new->seq);
 	return id;