--- a/src/crypto/random.c
+++ b/src/crypto/random.c
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 #include "sha1.h"
 #include "random.h"
 
+#define RANDOM_STAMPFILE "/var/run/.random_available"
+
 #define POOL_WORDS 32
 #define POOL_WORDS_MASK (POOL_WORDS - 1)
 #define POOL_TAP1 26
@@ -48,6 +50,8 @@
 #define EXTRACT_LEN 16
 #define MIN_READY_MARK 2
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_NO_RANDOM_POOL
+
 static u32 pool[POOL_WORDS];
 static unsigned int input_rotate = 0;
 static unsigned int pool_pos = 0;
@@ -122,7 +126,7 @@ static void random_extract(u8 *out)
 }
 
 
-void random_add_randomness(const void *buf, size_t len)
+static void random_pool_add_randomness(const void *buf, size_t len)
 {
 	struct os_time t;
 	static unsigned int count = 0;
@@ -191,16 +195,22 @@ int random_get_bytes(void *buf, size_t l
 int random_pool_ready(void)
 {
 #ifdef __linux__
+	struct stat st;
 	int fd;
 	ssize_t res;
 
+	if (stat(RANDOM_STAMPFILE, &st) == 0)
+		return 1;
+
 	/*
 	 * Make sure that there is reasonable entropy available before allowing
 	 * some key derivation operations to proceed.
 	 */
 
-	if (dummy_key_avail == sizeof(dummy_key))
+	if (dummy_key_avail == sizeof(dummy_key)) {
+		random_mark_pool_ready();
 		return 1; /* Already initialized - good to continue */
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Try to fetch some more data from the kernel high quality
@@ -232,8 +242,10 @@ int random_pool_ready(void)
 	dummy_key_avail += res;
 	close(fd);
 
-	if (dummy_key_avail == sizeof(dummy_key))
+	if (dummy_key_avail == sizeof(dummy_key)) {
+		random_mark_pool_ready();
 		return 1;
+	}
 
 	wpa_printf(MSG_INFO, "random: Only %u/%u bytes of strong "
 		   "random data available from /dev/random",
@@ -243,6 +255,7 @@ int random_pool_ready(void)
 	    total_collected + 10 * own_pool_ready > MIN_COLLECT_ENTROPY) {
 		wpa_printf(MSG_INFO, "random: Allow operation to proceed "
 			   "based on internal entropy");
+		random_mark_pool_ready();
 		return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -258,9 +271,15 @@ int random_pool_ready(void)
 
 void random_mark_pool_ready(void)
 {
+	int fd;
+
 	own_pool_ready++;
 	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "random: Mark internal entropy pool to be "
 		   "ready (count=%u/%u)", own_pool_ready, MIN_READY_MARK);
+
+	fd = open(RANDOM_STAMPFILE, O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_EXCL | O_NOFOLLOW, 0600);
+	if (fd >= 0)
+		close(fd);
 }
 
 
@@ -335,3 +354,22 @@ void random_deinit(void)
 	random_close_fd();
 #endif /* __linux__ */
 }
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_NO_RANDOM_POOL */
+
+
+void random_add_randomness(const void *buf, size_t len)
+{
+#ifdef __linux__
+	int fd;
+
+	fd = open("/dev/random", O_RDWR);
+	if (fd >= 0) {
+		write(fd, buf, len);
+		close(fd);
+	}
+#endif
+#ifndef CONFIG_NO_RANDOM_POOL
+	random_pool_add_randomness(buf, len);
+#endif
+}
--- a/hostapd/Makefile
+++ b/hostapd/Makefile
@@ -698,11 +698,11 @@ endif
 ifdef CONFIG_NO_RANDOM_POOL
 CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_NO_RANDOM_POOL
 else
-OBJS += ../src/crypto/random.o
-HOBJS += ../src/crypto/random.o
 HOBJS += $(SHA1OBJS)
 HOBJS += ../src/crypto/md5.o
 endif
+OBJS += ../src/crypto/random.o
+HOBJS += ../src/crypto/random.o
 
 ifdef CONFIG_RADIUS_SERVER
 CFLAGS += -DRADIUS_SERVER
--- a/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
@@ -1101,9 +1101,8 @@ endif
 
 ifdef CONFIG_NO_RANDOM_POOL
 CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_NO_RANDOM_POOL
-else
-OBJS += ../src/crypto/random.o
 endif
+OBJS += ../src/crypto/random.o
 
 ifdef CONFIG_CTRL_IFACE
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_CTRL_IFACE), y)
--- a/wpa_supplicant/Android.mk
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/Android.mk
@@ -1109,9 +1109,8 @@ endif
 
 ifdef CONFIG_NO_RANDOM_POOL
 L_CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_NO_RANDOM_POOL
-else
-OBJS += src/crypto/random.c
 endif
+OBJS += src/crypto/random.c
 
 ifdef CONFIG_CTRL_IFACE
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_CTRL_IFACE), y)
--- a/hostapd/Android.mk
+++ b/hostapd/Android.mk
@@ -717,11 +717,11 @@ endif
 ifdef CONFIG_NO_RANDOM_POOL
 L_CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_NO_RANDOM_POOL
 else
-OBJS += src/crypto/random.c
-HOBJS += src/crypto/random.c
 HOBJS += $(SHA1OBJS)
 HOBJS += src/crypto/md5.c
 endif
+OBJS += src/crypto/random.c
+HOBJS += src/crypto/random.c
 
 ifdef CONFIG_RADIUS_SERVER
 L_CFLAGS += -DRADIUS_SERVER
--- a/src/crypto/random.h
+++ b/src/crypto/random.h
@@ -18,17 +18,16 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_NO_RANDOM_POOL
 #define random_init() do { } while (0)
 #define random_deinit() do { } while (0)
-#define random_add_randomness(b, l) do { } while (0)
 #define random_get_bytes(b, l) os_get_random((b), (l))
 #define random_pool_ready() 1
 #define random_mark_pool_ready() do { } while (0)
 #else /* CONFIG_NO_RANDOM_POOL */
 void random_init(void);
 void random_deinit(void);
-void random_add_randomness(const void *buf, size_t len);
 int random_get_bytes(void *buf, size_t len);
 int random_pool_ready(void);
 void random_mark_pool_ready(void);
 #endif /* CONFIG_NO_RANDOM_POOL */
+void random_add_randomness(const void *buf, size_t len);
 
 #endif /* RANDOM_H */