diff --git a/nandtest.c b/nandtest.c
index dc28d09..7811be2 100644
--- a/nandtest.c
+++ b/nandtest.c
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
        uint32_t offset = 0;
        uint32_t length = -1;

+       seed = time(NULL);
+
        for (;;) {
                static const char *short_options="hkl:mo:p:s:";
                static const struct option long_options[] = {
@@ -243,6 +245,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
        printf("Bad blocks     : %d\n", oldstats.badblocks);
        printf("BBT blocks     : %d\n", oldstats.bbtblocks);

+       srand(seed);
+
        for (pass = 0; pass < nr_passes; pass++) {
                loff_t test_ofs;