diff --git a/util/random.c b/util/random.c
index 3f3611d9c..4998a91e3 100644
--- a/util/random.c
+++ b/util/random.c
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ ub_initstate(unsigned int seed, struct ub_randstate* state,
 				ERR_get_error());
 			return 0;
 		}
+		log_warn("openssl has no entropy, seeding with time");
 	}
 	ub_arc4random_stir(state->s);
 	return 1;