1 files changed, 1 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/networking/zcip.c b/networking/zcip.c
index 281f551d7..0b5bebec4 100644
--- a/networking/zcip.c
+++ b/networking/zcip.c
@@ -198,8 +198,6 @@ int zcip_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
         memset(&L, 0, sizeof(L));
 
-        srand(MONOTONIC_US());
-
 #define FOREGROUND (opts & 1)
 #define QUIT       (opts & 2)
         // parse commandline: prog [options] ifname script
@@ -254,8 +252,7 @@ int zcip_main(int argc, char **argv)
         // the hardware address or else the last address we used.
         // NOTE: the sequence of addresses we try changes only
         // depending on when we detect conflicts.
-        // (SVID 3 bogon: who says that "short" is always 16 bits?)
-        seed48( (unsigned short*)&ifr.ifr_hwaddr.sa_data );
+        srand(*(unsigned*)&ifr.ifr_hwaddr.sa_data);
         if (ip.s_addr == 0)
                 pick(&ip);