diff --git a/crypto/rand/md_rand.c b/crypto/rand/md_rand.c
index 0d25aeb532b6e7a31b6ff60da78e5b77c8b13b31..9d39831cf231c5643bd16ff94bca8ad2c068987e 100644
--- a/crypto/rand/md_rand.c
+++ b/crypto/rand/md_rand.c
@@ -644,9 +644,9 @@ void rand_hw_xor(unsigned char *buf, size_t num)
 
 #else
 
-static void rand_hw_seed(EVP_MD_CTX *ctx)
+static int rand_hw_seed(EVP_MD_CTX *ctx)
 {
-    return;
+    return 1;
 }
 
 void rand_hw_xor(unsigned char *buf, size_t num)