diff --git a/shared/n-dhcp4/src/n-dhcp4-c-probe.c b/shared/n-dhcp4/src/n-dhcp4-c-probe.c
index f3d4f265c6..80169688cf 100644
--- a/shared/n-dhcp4/src/n-dhcp4-c-probe.c
+++ b/shared/n-dhcp4/src/n-dhcp4-c-probe.c
@@ -316,10 +316,9 @@ static void n_dhcp4_client_probe_config_initialize_random_seed(NDhcp4ClientProbe
         unsigned short int seed16v[3];
         const uint8_t *p;
         uint64_t u64;
-        int r;
 
         /*
-         * Initialize seed48_r(3)
+         * Initialize config's entropy buffer for successive jrand48(3) calls.
          *
          * We need random jitter for all timeouts and delays, used to reduce
          * network traffic during bursts. This is not meant as security measure
@@ -360,8 +359,7 @@ static void n_dhcp4_client_probe_config_initialize_random_seed(NDhcp4ClientProbe
         seed16v[1] = (u64 >> 16) ^ (u64 >>  0);
         seed16v[2] = (u64 >> 32) ^ (u64 >> 16);
 
-        r = seed48_r(seed16v, &config->entropy);
-        c_assert(!r);
+        memcpy(config->entropy, seed16v, sizeof(seed16v));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -374,13 +372,7 @@ static void n_dhcp4_client_probe_config_initialize_random_seed(NDhcp4ClientProbe
  * Return: the random data.
  */
 uint32_t n_dhcp4_client_probe_config_get_random(NDhcp4ClientProbeConfig *config) {
-        long int result;
-        int r;
-
-        r = mrand48_r(&config->entropy, &result);
-        c_assert(!r);
-
-        return result;
+        return jrand48(config->entropy);
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/shared/n-dhcp4/src/n-dhcp4-private.h b/shared/n-dhcp4/src/n-dhcp4-private.h
index 90f8f0c355..db7b24ff7d 100644
--- a/shared/n-dhcp4/src/n-dhcp4-private.h
+++ b/shared/n-dhcp4/src/n-dhcp4-private.h
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ struct NDhcp4ClientProbeConfig {
         bool inform_only;
         bool init_reboot;
         struct in_addr requested_ip;
-        struct drand48_data entropy;    /* entropy pool */
+        unsigned short int entropy[3];
         uint64_t ms_start_delay;        /* max ms to wait before starting probe */
         NDhcp4ClientProbeOption *options[UINT8_MAX + 1];
         int8_t request_parameters[UINT8_MAX + 1];