diff --git a/src/libsodium/sodium/core.c b/src/libsodium/sodium/core.c
index 71673b92..e087c0a9 100644
--- a/src/libsodium/sodium/core.c
+++ b/src/libsodium/sodium/core.c
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ sodium_init(void)
     if (initialized != 0) {
         return 1;
     }
-    randombytes_stir();
     if (crypto_onetimeauth_pick_best_implementation() == NULL) {
         return -1;
     }
+    randombytes_stir();
     initialized = 1;
 
     return 0;