1 files changed, 4 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/shell/ash.c b/shell/ash.c
index cc2677126..d81dbd3f5 100644
--- a/shell/ash.c
+++ b/shell/ash.c
@@ -4725,10 +4725,12 @@ forkshell(struct job *jp, union node *n, int mode)
                         freejob(jp);
                 ash_msg_and_raise_error("can't fork");
         }
-        if (pid == 0)
+        if (pid == 0) {
+                CLEAR_RANDOM_T(&random_gen); /* or else $RANDOM repeats in child */
                 forkchild(jp, n, mode);
-        else
+        } else {
                 forkparent(jp, n, mode, pid);
+        }
         return pid;
 }
 
@@ -10079,12 +10081,6 @@ setcmd(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv UNUSED_PARAM)
 static void FAST_FUNC
 change_random(const char *value)
 {
-        /* Galois LFSR parameter */
-        /* Taps at 32 31 29 1: */
-        enum { MASK = 0x8000000b };
-        /* Another example - taps at 32 31 30 10: */
-        /* MASK = 0x00400007 */
-
         uint32_t t;
 
         if (value == NULL) {
@@ -13268,11 +13264,6 @@ int ash_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
 #endif
         rootpid = getpid();
 
-#if ENABLE_ASH_RANDOM_SUPPORT
-        /* Can use monotonic_ns() for better randomness but for now it is
-         * not used anywhere else in busybox... so avoid bloat */
-        INIT_RANDOM_T(&random_gen, rootpid, monotonic_us());
-#endif
         init();
         setstackmark(&smark);
         procargs(argv);