diff --git a/board/buffalo/lsxl/lsxl.c b/board/buffalo/lsxl/lsxl.c
index 57776fb..b7eb0dc 100644
--- a/board/buffalo/lsxl/lsxl.c
+++ b/board/buffalo/lsxl/lsxl.c
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ static void rescue_mode(void)
 	printf("Entering rescue mode..\n");
 #ifdef CONFIG_RANDOM_MACADDR
 	if (!eth_getenv_enetaddr("ethaddr", enetaddr)) {
+		srand(get_timer(0));
 		eth_random_enetaddr(enetaddr);
 		if (eth_setenv_enetaddr("ethaddr", enetaddr)) {
 			printf("Failed to set ethernet address\n");
diff --git a/include/net.h b/include/net.h
index 970d4d1..5fc3693 100644
--- a/include/net.h
+++ b/include/net.h
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ extern int eth_getenv_enetaddr_by_index(const char *base_name, int index,
  *
  * In these cases, we generate a random locally administered ethernet address.
  *
+ * Remember to seed the random number generator with srand() before calling
+ * this functon.
+ *
  * Args:
  *  enetaddr - returns 6 byte hardware address
  */
diff --git a/net/eth.c b/net/eth.c
index 321d5b1..dc4cc20 100644
--- a/net/eth.c
+++ b/net/eth.c
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ void eth_random_enetaddr(uchar *enetaddr)
 {
 	uint32_t rval;
 
-	srand(get_timer(0));
-
 	rval = rand();
 	enetaddr[0] = rval & 0xff;
 	enetaddr[1] = (rval >> 8) & 0xff;