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diff --git a/ipc.c b/ipc.c
index ae9ad574..973a9eaf 100644
--- a/ipc.c
+++ b/ipc.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <sys/ipc.h>
 #include <sys/shm.h>
 
+#define MAX_SEMOP_RETRIES 500
 
 int mutex_new(void)
 {
@@ -19,11 +20,13 @@ int mutex_destroy(int id)
 
 static void para_semop(int id, struct sembuf *sops, int num)
 {
-	if (semop(id, sops, num) >= 0)
-		return;
-	PARA_WARNING_LOG("semop failed (%s), retrying\n", strerror(errno));
-	while (semop(id, sops, num) < 0)
-		; /* nothing */
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_SEMOP_RETRIES; i++)
+		if (semop(id, sops, num) >= 0)
+			return;
+	PARA_EMERG_LOG("semop failed %d times, aborting\n", MAX_SEMOP_RETRIES);
+	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
 
 /**