diff -up openssh-5.8p1/entropy.c.entropy openssh-5.8p1/entropy.c
--- openssh-5.8p1/entropy.c.entropy	2011-01-13 11:05:29.000000000 +0100
+++ openssh-5.8p1/entropy.c	2011-03-22 18:26:41.013648606 +0100
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@ seed_rng(void)
 	memset(buf, '\0', sizeof(buf));
 
 #endif /* OPENSSL_PRNG_ONLY */
+#ifdef __linux__
+	linux_seed();
+#endif /* __linux__ */
 	if (RAND_status() != 1)
 		fatal("PRNG is not seeded");
 }
diff -up openssh-5.8p1/openbsd-compat/Makefile.in.entropy openssh-5.8p1/openbsd-compat/Makefile.in
--- openssh-5.8p1/openbsd-compat/Makefile.in.entropy	2010-10-07 13:19:24.000000000 +0200
+++ openssh-5.8p1/openbsd-compat/Makefile.in	2011-03-22 18:28:31.835648739 +0100
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ OPENBSD=base64.o basename.o bindresvport
 
 COMPAT=bsd-arc4random.o bsd-asprintf.o bsd-closefrom.o bsd-cray.o bsd-cygwin_util.o bsd-getpeereid.o bsd-misc.o bsd-nextstep.o bsd-openpty.o bsd-poll.o bsd-snprintf.o bsd-statvfs.o bsd-waitpid.o fake-rfc2553.o openssl-compat.o xmmap.o xcrypt.o
 
-PORTS=port-aix.o port-irix.o port-linux.o port-solaris.o port-tun.o port-uw.o
+PORTS=port-aix.o port-irix.o port-linux.o port-linux-prng.o port-solaris.o port-tun.o port-uw.o
 
 .c.o:
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -c $<
diff -up openssh-5.8p1/openbsd-compat/port-linux-prng.c.entropy openssh-5.8p1/openbsd-compat/port-linux-prng.c
--- openssh-5.8p1/openbsd-compat/port-linux-prng.c.entropy	2011-03-22 18:27:57.422648991 +0100
+++ openssh-5.8p1/openbsd-compat/port-linux-prng.c	2011-03-22 18:27:57.401648964 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/* $Id: port-linux.c,v 1.11.4.2 2011/02/04 00:43:08 djm Exp $ */
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2005 Daniel Walsh <dwalsh@redhat.com>
+ * Copyright (c) 2006 Damien Miller <djm@openbsd.org>
+ *
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+ * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
+ * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
+ * ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+ * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+ * ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
+ * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Linux-specific portability code - prng support
+ */
+
+#include "includes.h"
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "log.h"
+#include "xmalloc.h"
+#include "servconf.h"
+#include "port-linux.h"
+#include "key.h"
+#include "hostfile.h"
+#include "auth.h"
+
+void
+linux_seed(void)
+{
+	int len;
+	char *env = getenv("SSH_USE_STRONG_RNG");
+	char *random = "/dev/urandom";
+
+	if (env && !strcmp(env, "1"))
+		random = "/dev/random";
+
+	errno = 0;
+	if ((len = RAND_load_file(random, 48)) != 48) {
+		if (errno)
+			fatal ("cannot read from %s, %s", random, strerror(errno));
+		else
+			fatal ("EOF reading %s", random);
+	}
+}