diff --git a/games/random/random.c b/games/random/random.c
index 0e8f1aa426cd..62c83ba75294 100644
--- a/games/random/random.c
+++ b/games/random/random.c
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 
 #include "randomize_fd.h"
 
+/*
+ * The random() function is defined to return values between 0 and
+ * 2^31 - 1 inclusive in random(3).
+ */
+#define	RANDOM_MAX	0x7fffffffL
+
 static void usage(void);
 
 int
@@ -158,7 +164,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	/* Compute a random exit status between 0 and denom - 1. */
 	if (random_exit)
-		return (int)((denom * random()) / RAND_MAX);
+		return (int)((denom * random()) / RANDOM_MAX);
 
 	/*
 	 * Select whether to print the first line.  (Prime the pump.)
@@ -166,7 +172,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 * 0 (which has a 1 / denom chance of being true), we select the
 	 * line.
 	 */
-	selected = (int)(denom * random() / RAND_MAX) == 0;
+	selected = (int)(denom * random() / RANDOM_MAX) == 0;
 	while ((ch = getchar()) != EOF) {
 		if (selected)
 			(void)putchar(ch);
@@ -176,7 +182,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				err(2, "stdout");
 
 			/* Now see if the next line is to be printed. */
-			selected = (int)(denom * random() / RAND_MAX) == 0;
+			selected = (int)(denom * random() / RANDOM_MAX) == 0;
 		}
 	}
 	if (ferror(stdin))