diff --git a/src/h/rproto.h b/src/h/rproto.h
index eb11a33f2..0cecd8e6c 100644
--- a/src/h/rproto.h
+++ b/src/h/rproto.h
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ int             fldlookup       (struct b_record *rec, const char * const fld);
 void            fpetrap         (void);
 
 int             getenv_r        (const char *name, char *buf, size_t len);
+word            unicon_getrandom(void);
 int             getvar          (char *s,dptr vp);
 
 int             getkeyword      (char *s, dptr vp);
diff --git a/src/runtime/fmisc.r b/src/runtime/fmisc.r
index c738b4e1d..c9112586e 100644
--- a/src/runtime/fmisc.r
+++ b/src/runtime/fmisc.r
@@ -2842,7 +2842,7 @@ body {
         /* Revert to built-in rngIcon */
         curtstate->rng = NULL;
         curtstate->Kywd_ran = zerodesc;
-        IntVal(curtstate->Kywd_ran) = getrandom(); /* Reinitialize */
+        IntVal(curtstate->Kywd_ran) = unicon_getrandom(); /* Reinitialize */
       } else {
 #ifndef Arrays
         /* The rng state is stored as an array of integers */
@@ -2958,7 +2958,7 @@ body {
             /* Call startRng */
             {
               struct rng_rt_api api;
-              api.getInitialBits = getrandom;
+              api.getInitialBits = unicon_getrandom;
               api.getRngState = getRngState;
               api.putErrorCode = putErrorCode;
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/init.r b/src/runtime/init.r
index 54e7c3e70..e6185d164 100644
--- a/src/runtime/init.r
+++ b/src/runtime/init.r
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ static FILE * readhdr   (char *name, struct header *hdr);
 /*
  * Prototypes.
  */
-static word unicon_getrandom(void);
 static void     env_err         (char *msg, char *name, char *val);
 FILE            *pathOpen       (char *fname, char *mode);
 
@@ -1675,7 +1674,7 @@ int err()
   return strcmp(a->pstrep, b->pstrep);
 }
 
-static word unicon_getrandom(void)
+word unicon_getrandom()
 {
 #ifndef NoRandomize
 /*