diff --git a/openbsc/src/libmsc/Makefile.am b/openbsc/src/libmsc/Makefile.am
index aa7d8ae..18bfa0c 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libmsc/Makefile.am
+++ b/openbsc/src/libmsc/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AM_CPPFLAGS = $(all_includes) -I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_builddir)
 AM_CFLAGS=-Wall $(LIBOSMOCORE_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOVTY_CFLAGS) \
-	$(LIBOSMOABIS_CFLAGS) $(COVERAGE_CFLAGS)
+	$(LIBOSMOABIS_CFLAGS) $(COVERAGE_CFLAGS) $(LIBCRYPTO_CFLAGS)
 
 noinst_HEADERS = meas_feed.h
 
diff --git a/openbsc/src/libmsc/db.c b/openbsc/src/libmsc/db.c
index 035202d..4061fc1 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libmsc/db.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libmsc/db.c
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 #include <osmocom/core/statistics.h>
 #include <osmocom/core/rate_ctr.h>
 
+#include <openssl/rand.h>
+
 /* Semi-Private-Interface (SPI) for the subscriber code */
 void subscr_direct_free(struct gsm_subscriber *subscr);
 
@@ -1194,7 +1196,10 @@
 	char *tmsi_quoted;
 
 	for (;;) {
-		subscriber->tmsi = rand();
+		if (RAND_bytes((uint8_t *) &subscriber->tmsi, sizeof(subscriber->tmsi)) != 1) {
+			LOGP(DDB, LOGL_ERROR, "RAND_bytes failed\n");
+			return 1;
+		}
 		if (subscriber->tmsi == GSM_RESERVED_TMSI)
 			continue;
 
diff --git a/openbsc/src/osmo-nitb/Makefile.am b/openbsc/src/osmo-nitb/Makefile.am
index 57a9284..d3b97f8 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/osmo-nitb/Makefile.am
+++ b/openbsc/src/osmo-nitb/Makefile.am
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 		$(top_builddir)/src/libcommon/libcommon.a \
 		-ldbi $(LIBCRYPT)				   \
 		$(LIBOSMOGSM_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOVTY_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS)  \
-		$(LIBOSMOCTRL_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOABIS_LIBS) $(LIBSMPP34_LIBS)
+		$(LIBOSMOCTRL_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOABIS_LIBS) $(LIBSMPP34_LIBS) $(LIBCRYPTO_LIBS)