diff --git a/package/qpdf/qpdf.mk b/package/qpdf/qpdf.mk
index ac703d716e..fd31140b0c 100644
--- a/package/qpdf/qpdf.mk
+++ b/package/qpdf/qpdf.mk
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ QPDF_LICENSE = Apache-2.0 or Artistic-2.0
 QPDF_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE.txt Artistic-2.0
 QPDF_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf zlib jpeg
 
-QPDF_CONF_OPTS = --without-random
+QPDF_CONF_OPTS = --with-random=/dev/urandom
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GNUTLS),y)
 QPDF_CONF_OPTS += --enable-crypto-gnutls