diff --git a/src/Context.cpp b/src/Context.cpp
index c9bc1bf91..45bcf418e 100644
--- a/src/Context.cpp
+++ b/src/Context.cpp
@@ -53,11 +53,13 @@ Context::Context ()
 , inShadow (false)
 {
   // Set up randomness.
+/*
 #ifdef HAVE_SRANDOM
   srandom (time (NULL));
 #else
   srand (time (NULL));
 #endif
+*/
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 877147074..bb8127b45 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ Context context;
 
 int main (int argc, char** argv)
 {
+  // Set up randomness.
+#ifdef HAVE_SRANDOM
+  srandom (time (NULL));
+#else
+  srand (time (NULL));
+#endif
+
   int status = 0;
 
   try