diff --git a/init.c b/init.c
index 327a3c5..2ae93a0 100644
--- a/init.c
+++ b/init.c
@@ -482,6 +482,7 @@
 		td->rand_seeds[4] = FIO_RANDSEED * td->thread_number;
 
 	os_random_seed(td->rand_seeds[4], &td->random_state);
+	init_rand_seed(&td->__random_state, td->rand_seeds[4]);
 }
 
 /*