diff --git a/tools/winegcc/winegcc.c b/tools/winegcc/winegcc.c
index a16d0aa1dde..6280333b1ef 100644
--- a/tools/winegcc/winegcc.c
+++ b/tools/winegcc/winegcc.c
@@ -1603,6 +1603,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     sigaddset( &signal_mask, SIGTERM );
     sigaddset( &signal_mask, SIGINT );
 #endif
+    init_random_generator(argc, argv);
     init_argv0_dir( argv[0] );
 
     /* setup tmp file removal at exit */