diff --git a/src/evalfunc.c b/src/evalfunc.c
index 4fffa50..d18d50a 100644
--- a/src/evalfunc.c
+++ b/src/evalfunc.c
@@ -9267,69 +9267,47 @@
     static void
 init_srand(UINT32_T *x)
 {
-#ifndef MSWIN
-    static int dev_urandom_state = NOTDONE;  // FAIL or OK once tried
-#endif
+    struct {
+	union {
+	    UINT32_T number;
+	    char_u   bytes[sizeof(UINT32_T)];
+	} contents;
+    } buf;
 
     if (srand_seed_for_testing_is_used)
     {
 	*x = srand_seed_for_testing;
 	return;
     }
-#ifndef MSWIN
-    if (dev_urandom_state != FAIL)
-    {
-	int  fd = open("/dev/urandom", O_RDONLY);
-	struct {
-	    union {
-		UINT32_T number;
-		char     bytes[sizeof(UINT32_T)];
-	    } contents;
-	} buf;
 
-	// Attempt reading /dev/urandom.
-	if (fd == -1)
-	    dev_urandom_state = FAIL;
-	else
-	{
-	    buf.contents.number = 0;
-	    if (read(fd, buf.contents.bytes, sizeof(UINT32_T))
-							   != sizeof(UINT32_T))
-		dev_urandom_state = FAIL;
-	    else
-	    {
-		dev_urandom_state = OK;
-		*x = buf.contents.number;
-	    }
-	    close(fd);
-	}
+    if (mch_get_random(buf.contents.bytes, sizeof(buf.contents.bytes)) == OK)
+    {
+	*x = buf.contents.number;
+	return;
     }
-    if (dev_urandom_state != OK)
+
+    // The system's random number generator doesn't work, fall back to:
+    // - randombytes_random()
+    // - reltime() or time()
+    // - XOR with process ID
+#if defined(FEAT_SODIUM)
+    if (crypt_sodium_init() >= 0)
+	*x = crypt_sodium_randombytes_random();
+    else
 #endif
     {
-	// Reading /dev/urandom doesn't work, fall back to:
-	// - randombytes_random()
-	// - reltime() or time()
-	// - XOR with process ID
-#if defined(FEAT_SODIUM)
-	if (crypt_sodium_init() >= 0)
-	    *x = crypt_sodium_randombytes_random();
-	else
-#endif
-	{
 #if defined(FEAT_RELTIME)
-	    proftime_T res;
-	    profile_start(&res);
+	proftime_T res;
+	profile_start(&res);
 #  if defined(MSWIN)
-	    *x = (UINT32_T)res.LowPart;
+	*x = (UINT32_T)res.LowPart;
 #  else
-	    *x = (UINT32_T)res.tv_fsec;
+	*x = (UINT32_T)res.tv_fsec;
 #  endif
 #else
-	    *x = vim_time();
+	*x = vim_time();
 #endif
-	    *x ^= mch_get_pid();
-	}
+	*x ^= mch_get_pid();
     }
 }