diff --git a/crypto/random-platform.c b/crypto/random-platform.c
index 260b64564d9a0945d14c3f31cfbf3f0caaae489b..6df40744c7085a6bf6d2e74e6bf29168a2fa469f 100644
--- a/crypto/random-platform.c
+++ b/crypto/random-platform.c
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ int qcrypto_random_init(Error **errp)
 #else
     /* TBD perhaps also add support for BSD getentropy / Linux
      * getrandom syscalls directly */
-    fd = open("/dev/urandom", O_RDONLY);
+    fd = open("/dev/urandom", O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
     if (fd == -1 && errno == ENOENT) {
-        fd = open("/dev/random", O_RDONLY);
+        fd = open("/dev/random", O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
     }
 
     if (fd < 0) {