diff --git a/include/linux/random.h b/include/linux/random.h
index 39aaa1f78f9d..f310897f051d 100644
--- a/include/linux/random.h
+++ b/include/linux/random.h
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ struct rnd_state {
 	__u32 s1, s2, s3, s4;
 };
 
-DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct rnd_state, net_rand_state) __latent_entropy;
+DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct rnd_state, net_rand_state);
 
 u32 prandom_u32_state(struct rnd_state *state);
 void prandom_bytes_state(struct rnd_state *state, void *buf, size_t nbytes);
diff --git a/lib/random32.c b/lib/random32.c
index c4d317be2997..3d749abb9e80 100644
--- a/lib/random32.c
+++ b/lib/random32.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static inline void prandom_state_selftest(void)
 }
 #endif
 
-DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct rnd_state, net_rand_state) __latent_entropy;
+DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct rnd_state, net_rand_state);
 
 /**
  *	prandom_u32_state - seeded pseudo-random number generator.