diff --git a/libslunkcrypt/src/slunkcrypt.c b/libslunkcrypt/src/slunkcrypt.c
index 50cc138..8f27c81 100644
--- a/libslunkcrypt/src/slunkcrypt.c
+++ b/libslunkcrypt/src/slunkcrypt.c
@@ -199,13 +199,17 @@ static uint32_t random_next(rand_state_t *const state)
 	return (state->d += 0x000587C5) + state->v;
 }
 
-static void random_seed(rand_state_t* const state, const uint64_t salt, const uint16_t pepper, const uint8_t *const passwd, const size_t passwd_len)
+static void random_seed(rand_state_t *const state, uint64_t salt, const uint16_t pepper, const uint8_t *const passwd, const size_t passwd_len)
 {
-	key_data_t key;
 	size_t i;
-	generate_key(&key, salt, pepper, passwd, passwd_len);
-	random_init(state, &key);
-	slunkcrypt_bzero(&key, sizeof(key_data_t));
+	key_data_t key;
+	do
+	{
+		generate_key(&key, salt++, pepper, passwd, passwd_len);
+		random_init(state, &key);
+		slunkcrypt_bzero(&key, sizeof(key_data_t));
+	}
+	while (!(state->x || state->y || state->z || state->w || state->v));
 	for (i = 0U; i < 97U; ++i)
 	{
 		UNUSED volatile uint32_t q = random_next(state);