diff --git a/sbin/routed/main.c b/sbin/routed/main.c
index 70da19decb09..62299b02abee 100644
--- a/sbin/routed/main.c
+++ b/sbin/routed/main.c
@@ -297,7 +297,11 @@ main(int argc,
 #endif
 
 	mypid = getpid();
+#ifdef __FreeBSD__
+	srandomdev();
+#else
 	srandom((int)(clk.tv_sec ^ clk.tv_usec ^ mypid));
+#endif
 
 	/* prepare socket connected to the kernel.
 	 */