diff --git a/src/random.cpp b/src/random.cpp
index 2bc0282996880..784b2813d9d66 100644
--- a/src/random.cpp
+++ b/src/random.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 #include <chrono>
 #include <thread>
 
+#include "allocators.h"
+
 #ifndef WIN32
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #endif
@@ -351,8 +353,8 @@ RNGState& GetRNGState() noexcept
 {
     // This C++11 idiom relies on the guarantee that static variable are initialized
     // on first call, even when multiple parallel calls are permitted.
-    static std::unique_ptr<RNGState> g_rng{new RNGState()};
-    return *g_rng;
+    static std::vector<RNGState, secure_allocator<RNGState>> g_rng(1);
+    return g_rng[0];
 }
 }