diff --git a/gunicorn/util.py b/gunicorn/util.py
index bd63f9e0..bef4b935 100644
--- a/gunicorn/util.py
+++ b/gunicorn/util.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ except MemoryError:
 import fcntl
 import os
 import pkg_resources
+import random
 import resource
 import socket
 import sys
@@ -287,3 +288,9 @@ def daemonize():
         os.open(REDIRECT_TO, os.O_RDWR)
         os.dup2(0, 1)
         os.dup2(0, 2)
+
+def seed():
+    try:
+        random.seed(os.urandom(64))
+    except NotImplementedError:
+        random.seed(random.random())
diff --git a/gunicorn/workers/base.py b/gunicorn/workers/base.py
index 296d478a..754a8bda 100644
--- a/gunicorn/workers/base.py
+++ b/gunicorn/workers/base.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 import logging
 import os
-import random
 import signal
 import sys
 import traceback
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ class Worker(object):
         util.set_owner_process(self.cfg.uid, self.cfg.gid)
 
         # Reseed the random number generator
-        random.seed()
+        util.seed()
 
         # For waking ourselves up
         self.PIPE = os.pipe()