diff --git a/rak/string_manip.h b/rak/string_manip.h
index 5e4e9192..690bde7b 100644
--- a/rak/string_manip.h
+++ b/rak/string_manip.h
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ generate_random(size_t length) {
   Sequence s;
   s.reserve(length);
 
-  std::generate_n(std::back_inserter(s), length, &std::rand);
+  std::generate_n(std::back_inserter(s), length, &::random);
 
   return s;
 }