diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/fork_process.c b/src/backend/postmaster/fork_process.c
index 3a0acac7a61..917a8dbdf69 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/fork_process.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/fork_process.c
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#ifdef USE_SSL
+#include <openssl/rand.h>
+#endif
 
 #ifndef WIN32
 /*
@@ -60,6 +63,12 @@ fork_process(void)
 		setitimer(ITIMER_PROF, &prof_itimer, NULL);
 #endif
 
+		/*
+		 * Make sure processes do not share OpenSSL randomness state.
+		 */
+#ifdef USE_SSL
+		RAND_cleanup();
+#endif
 	}
 
 	return result;