diff --git a/src/random.cpp b/src/random.cpp
--- a/src/random.cpp
+++ b/src/random.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
 #include <limits>
 #include <mutex>
 #include <thread>
+
+#include <support/allocators/secure.h>
+
 #ifndef WIN32
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
@@ -370,8 +373,8 @@
     // This C++11 idiom relies on the guarantee that static variable are
     // initialized on first call, even when multiple parallel calls are
     // permitted.
-    static std::unique_ptr<RNGState> g_rng{new RNGState()};
-    return *g_rng;
+    static std::vector<RNGState, secure_allocator<RNGState>> g_rng(1);
+    return g_rng[0];
 }
 } // namespace