diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
index d4737d35e720..a3d2d0b564f4 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
  */
 
 #include <ctype.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
 #include <time.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
 #define LKC_DIRECT_LINK
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static int conf_askvalue(struct symbol *sym, const char *def)
 		}
 	case set_random:
 		do {
-			val = (tristate)(random() % 3);
+			val = (tristate)(rand() % 3);
 		} while (!sym_tristate_within_range(sym, val));
 		switch (val) {
 		case no: line[0] = 'n'; break;