2 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/server/shared/Utilities/Util.cpp b/src/server/shared/Utilities/Util.cpp
index 52ce74be8f8..d3ae82e4ff3 100755
--- a/src/server/shared/Utilities/Util.cpp
+++ b/src/server/shared/Utilities/Util.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@
 typedef ACE_TSS<SFMTRand> SFMTRandTSS;
 static SFMTRandTSS sfmtRand;
 
+void init_sfmt()
+{
+    sfmtRand->RandomInit((int)(time(0)));
+}
+
 int32 irand(int32 min, int32 max)
 {
     return int32(sfmtRand->IRandom(min, max));
diff --git a/src/server/shared/Utilities/Util.h b/src/server/shared/Utilities/Util.h
index 4c2c1936993..1a542ff15e1 100755
--- a/src/server/shared/Utilities/Util.h
+++ b/src/server/shared/Utilities/Util.h
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
+#ifdef USE_SFMT_FOR_RNG
+    // Initialize SFMT before first use, if enabled.
+    void init_sfmt();
+#endif
+
 // Searcher for map of structs
 template<typename T, class S> struct Finder
 {