diff --git a/src/shared/clean-ipc.c b/src/shared/clean-ipc.c
index 08dc7b9e43c..f9b05ff9249 100644
--- a/src/shared/clean-ipc.c
+++ b/src/shared/clean-ipc.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "clean-ipc.h"
+#include "def.h"
 #include "dirent-util.h"
 #include "fd-util.h"
 #include "fileio.h"
@@ -39,9 +40,8 @@ static bool match_uid_gid(uid_t subject_uid, gid_t subject_gid, uid_t delete_uid
 
 static int clean_sysvipc_shm(uid_t delete_uid, gid_t delete_gid, bool rm) {
         _cleanup_fclose_ FILE *f = NULL;
-        char line[LINE_MAX];
         bool first = true;
-        int ret = 0;
+        int ret = 0, r;
 
         f = fopen("/proc/sysvipc/shm", "re");
         if (!f) {
@@ -51,20 +51,25 @@ static int clean_sysvipc_shm(uid_t delete_uid, gid_t delete_gid, bool rm) {
                 return log_warning_errno(errno, "Failed to open /proc/sysvipc/shm: %m");
         }
 
-        FOREACH_LINE(line, f, goto fail) {
+        for (;;) {
+                _cleanup_free_ char *line = NULL;
                 unsigned n_attached;
                 pid_t cpid, lpid;
                 uid_t uid, cuid;
                 gid_t gid, cgid;
                 int shmid;
 
+                r = read_line(f, LONG_LINE_MAX, &line);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_warning_errno(errno, "Failed to read /proc/sysvipc/shm: %m");
+                if (r == 0)
+                        break;
+
                 if (first) {
                         first = false;
                         continue;
                 }
 
-                truncate_nl(line);
-
                 if (sscanf(line, "%*i %i %*o %*u " PID_FMT " " PID_FMT " %u " UID_FMT " " GID_FMT " " UID_FMT " " GID_FMT,
                            &shmid, &cpid, &lpid, &n_attached, &uid, &gid, &cuid, &cgid) != 8)
                         continue;
@@ -95,16 +100,12 @@ static int clean_sysvipc_shm(uid_t delete_uid, gid_t delete_gid, bool rm) {
         }
 
         return ret;
-
-fail:
-        return log_warning_errno(errno, "Failed to read /proc/sysvipc/shm: %m");
 }
 
 static int clean_sysvipc_sem(uid_t delete_uid, gid_t delete_gid, bool rm) {
         _cleanup_fclose_ FILE *f = NULL;
-        char line[LINE_MAX];
         bool first = true;
-        int ret = 0;
+        int ret = 0, r;
 
         f = fopen("/proc/sysvipc/sem", "re");
         if (!f) {
@@ -114,18 +115,23 @@ static int clean_sysvipc_sem(uid_t delete_uid, gid_t delete_gid, bool rm) {
                 return log_warning_errno(errno, "Failed to open /proc/sysvipc/sem: %m");
         }
 
-        FOREACH_LINE(line, f, goto fail) {
+        for (;;) {
+                _cleanup_free_ char *line = NULL;
                 uid_t uid, cuid;
                 gid_t gid, cgid;
                 int semid;
 
+                r = read_line(f, LONG_LINE_MAX, &line);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_warning_errno(r, "Failed to read /proc/sysvipc/sem: %m");
+                if (r == 0)
+                        break;
+
                 if (first) {
                         first = false;
                         continue;
                 }
 
-                truncate_nl(line);
-
                 if (sscanf(line, "%*i %i %*o %*u " UID_FMT " " GID_FMT " " UID_FMT " " GID_FMT,
                            &semid, &uid, &gid, &cuid, &cgid) != 5)
                         continue;
@@ -153,16 +159,12 @@ static int clean_sysvipc_sem(uid_t delete_uid, gid_t delete_gid, bool rm) {
         }
 
         return ret;
-
-fail:
-        return log_warning_errno(errno, "Failed to read /proc/sysvipc/sem: %m");
 }
 
 static int clean_sysvipc_msg(uid_t delete_uid, gid_t delete_gid, bool rm) {
         _cleanup_fclose_ FILE *f = NULL;
-        char line[LINE_MAX];
         bool first = true;
-        int ret = 0;
+        int ret = 0, r;
 
         f = fopen("/proc/sysvipc/msg", "re");
         if (!f) {
@@ -172,19 +174,24 @@ static int clean_sysvipc_msg(uid_t delete_uid, gid_t delete_gid, bool rm) {
                 return log_warning_errno(errno, "Failed to open /proc/sysvipc/msg: %m");
         }
 
-        FOREACH_LINE(line, f, goto fail) {
+        for (;;) {
+                _cleanup_free_ char *line = NULL;
                 uid_t uid, cuid;
                 gid_t gid, cgid;
                 pid_t cpid, lpid;
                 int msgid;
 
+                r = read_line(f, LONG_LINE_MAX, &line);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_warning_errno(r, "Failed to read /proc/sysvipc/msg: %m");
+                if (r == 0)
+                        break;
+
                 if (first) {
                         first = false;
                         continue;
                 }
 
-                truncate_nl(line);
-
                 if (sscanf(line, "%*i %i %*o %*u %*u " PID_FMT " " PID_FMT " " UID_FMT " " GID_FMT " " UID_FMT " " GID_FMT,
                            &msgid, &cpid, &lpid, &uid, &gid, &cuid, &cgid) != 7)
                         continue;
@@ -212,9 +219,6 @@ static int clean_sysvipc_msg(uid_t delete_uid, gid_t delete_gid, bool rm) {
         }
 
         return ret;
-
-fail:
-        return log_warning_errno(errno, "Failed to read /proc/sysvipc/msg: %m");
 }
 
 static int clean_posix_shm_internal(DIR *dir, uid_t uid, gid_t gid, bool rm) {