diff --git a/Recipe b/Recipe
index 08399e4d..7ad3d32e 100644
--- a/Recipe
+++ b/Recipe
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ psftp    : [C] psftp console WINSSH be_none SFTP WINMISC scp.res LIBS1
 
 pageant  : [G] pageant sshrsa sshpubk sshdes sshbn sshmd5 version tree234
          + misc sshaes sshsha pageantc sshdss sshsh512 winutils winmisc
-         + pageant.res LIBS
+         + sshrand noise winstore ageant.res LIBS
 
 puttygen : [G] puttygen sshrsag sshdssg sshprime sshdes sshbn sshmd5 version
          + sshrand noise sshsha winstore misc winctrls sshrsa sshdss winmisc
diff --git a/pageant.c b/pageant.c
index 50daf63e..1b282ab8 100644
--- a/pageant.c
+++ b/pageant.c
@@ -127,24 +127,6 @@ static void *make_keylist2(int *length);
 static void *get_keylist1(void);
 static void *get_keylist2(void);
 
-/*
- * We need this to link with the RSA code, because rsaencrypt()
- * pads its data with random bytes. Since we only use rsadecrypt()
- * and the signing functions, which are deterministic, this should
- * never be called.
- *
- * If it _is_ called, there is a _serious_ problem, because it
- * won't generate true random numbers. So we must scream, panic,
- * and exit immediately if that should happen.
- */
-int random_byte(void)
-{
-    MessageBox(main_hwnd, "Internal Error", APPNAME, MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR);
-    exit(0);
-    /* this line can't be reached but it placates MSVC's warnings :-) */
-    return 0;
-}
-
 /*
  * Blob structure for passing to the asymmetric SSH2 key compare
  * function, prototyped here.
@@ -1947,6 +1929,11 @@ int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE inst, HINSTANCE prev, LPSTR cmdline, int show)
 
     }
 
+    /*
+     * Initialise the random number generator.
+     */
+    random_init();
+
     /*
      * Initialise storage for short-term passphrase cache.
      */