diff --git a/net/sched/sch_choke.c b/net/sched/sch_choke.c
index cc37dd52ecf9..ef53ab8d0aae 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_choke.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_choke.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ struct choke_sched_data {
 /* deliver a random number between 0 and N - 1 */
 static u32 random_N(unsigned int N)
 {
-	return reciprocal_divide(random32(), N);
+	return reciprocal_divide(prandom_u32(), N);
 }
 
 /* number of elements in queue including holes */