diff --git a/crypto/crypto_misc.c b/crypto/crypto_misc.c
index 1dea121d9..62eb6fe70 100644
--- a/crypto/crypto_misc.c
+++ b/crypto/crypto_misc.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ EXP_FUNC void STDCALL RNG_initialize()
     /* start of with a stack to copy across */
     int i;
     memcpy(entropy_pool, &i, ENTROPY_POOL_SIZE);
-    srand(&i); 
+    srand((unsigned int)&i); 
 #endif
 }