diff --git a/ext/standard/basic_functions.c b/ext/standard/basic_functions.c
index 24c2fe5b895..b8c77bfc74d 100644
--- a/ext/standard/basic_functions.c
+++ b/ext/standard/basic_functions.c
@@ -1192,10 +1192,6 @@ PHP_RINIT_FUNCTION(basic)
 #endif
 	BG(user_shutdown_function_names) = NULL;
 
-#if HAVE_CRYPT
-	PHP_RINIT(crypt)(INIT_FUNC_ARGS_PASSTHRU);
-#endif
-
 	PHP_RINIT(lcg)(INIT_FUNC_ARGS_PASSTHRU);
 
 	PHP_RINIT(filestat)(INIT_FUNC_ARGS_PASSTHRU);
diff --git a/ext/standard/crypt.c b/ext/standard/crypt.c
index 45559e54848..0844e34679f 100644
--- a/ext/standard/crypt.c
+++ b/ext/standard/crypt.c
@@ -89,8 +89,6 @@ extern char *crypt(char *__key, char *__salt);
 
 #define PHP_CRYPT_RAND php_rand(TSRMLS_C)
 
-static int php_crypt_rand_seeded=0;
-
 PHP_MINIT_FUNCTION(crypt)
 {
 	REGISTER_LONG_CONSTANT("CRYPT_SALT_LENGTH", PHP_MAX_SALT_LEN, CONST_CS | CONST_PERSISTENT);
@@ -103,16 +101,6 @@ PHP_MINIT_FUNCTION(crypt)
 }
 
 
-PHP_RINIT_FUNCTION(crypt)
-{
-	if(!php_crypt_rand_seeded) {
-		php_srand(time(0) * getpid() * (unsigned long) (php_combined_lcg(TSRMLS_C) * 10000.0) TSRMLS_CC);
-		php_crypt_rand_seeded=1;
-	} 
-	return SUCCESS;
-}
-
-
 static unsigned char itoa64[] = "./0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
 
 static void php_to64(char *s, long v, int n)
@@ -131,6 +119,10 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(crypt)
 	char *str, *salt_in = NULL;
 	int str_len, salt_in_len;
 
+	if (!BG(rand_is_seeded)) {
+		php_srand(GENERATE_SEED() TSRMLS_CC);
+	} 
+
 	salt[0]=salt[PHP_MAX_SALT_LEN]='\0';
 	/* This will produce suitable results if people depend on DES-encryption
 	   available (passing always 2-character salt). At least for glibc6.1 */