diff --git a/bind8/bind8-lib.pl b/bind8/bind8-lib.pl
index 8b1efb477..7ac86dc7c 100755
--- a/bind8/bind8-lib.pl
+++ b/bind8/bind8-lib.pl
@@ -67,12 +67,12 @@ our @dnssec_dlv_key = ( 257, 3, 5, '"BEAAAAPHMu/5onzrEE7z1egmhg/WPO0+juoZrW3euWE
 
 my $rand_flag;
 if ($gconfig{'os_type'} =~ /-linux$/ && 
-	-r "/dev/urandom" &&
-	!$config{'force_random'} &&
-
+    -r "/dev/urandom" &&
+    !$config{'force_random'} &&
+    $bind_version &&
+    &compare_version_numbers($bind_version, '9.14') < 0) {
 	# Version: 9.14.2 deprecated the use of -r option 
 	# in favor of using /dev/random [bugs:#5370]
-	$bind_version < '9.14') {
 	$rand_flag = "-r /dev/urandom";
 	}