diff --git a/games/fortune/fortune/fortune.c b/games/fortune/fortune/fortune.c
index a7a8f452e612..60e6cbc7f127 100644
--- a/games/fortune/fortune/fortune.c
+++ b/games/fortune/fortune/fortune.c
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ char	*av[];
 #ifdef	OK_TO_WRITE_DISK
 	int	fd;
 #endif	/* OK_TO_WRITE_DISK */
+	struct timeval now;
 
 	(void) setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
 
@@ -183,7 +184,8 @@ char	*av[];
 		exit(find_matches() != 0);
 
 	init_prob();
-	srandomdev();
+	gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
+	srandom(now.tv_usec);
 	do {
 		get_fort();
 	} while ((Short_only && fortlen() > SLEN) ||