diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
index 3e1057f885c6..d190092c3b6e 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
 
 #define LKC_DIRECT_LINK
 #include "lkc.h"
@@ -464,9 +465,22 @@ int main(int ac, char **av)
 			input_mode = set_yes;
 			break;
 		case 'r':
+		{
+			struct timeval now;
+			unsigned int seed;
+
+			/*
+			 * Use microseconds derived seed,
+			 * compensate for systems where it may be zero
+			 */
+			gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
+
+			seed = (unsigned int)((now.tv_sec + 1) * (now.tv_usec + 1));
+			srand(seed);
+
 			input_mode = set_random;
-			srand(time(NULL));
 			break;
+		}
 		case 'h':
 			printf(_("See README for usage info\n"));
 			exit(0);