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diff --git a/src/bin/initdb/initdb.c b/src/bin/initdb/initdb.c
index ae22e7d9fb8..a9bbc8985ea 100644
--- a/src/bin/initdb/initdb.c
+++ b/src/bin/initdb/initdb.c
@@ -922,6 +922,9 @@ choose_dsm_implementation(void)
#ifdef HAVE_SHM_OPEN
int ntries = 10;
+ /* Initialize random(); this function is its only user in this program. */
+ srandom((unsigned int) (getpid() ^ time(NULL)));
+
while (ntries > 0)
{
uint32 handle;