diff --git a/crypto/rand/rand_lib.c b/crypto/rand/rand_lib.c
index 9e147f27bbe8e..54302901924ee 100644
--- a/crypto/rand/rand_lib.c
+++ b/crypto/rand/rand_lib.c
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ EVP_RAND_CTX *ossl_rand_get0_seed_noncreating(OSSL_LIB_CTX *ctx)
 
 static EVP_RAND_CTX *rand_new_drbg(OSSL_LIB_CTX *libctx, EVP_RAND_CTX *parent,
                                    unsigned int reseed_interval,
-                                   time_t reseed_time_interval, int use_df)
+                                   time_t reseed_time_interval)
 {
     EVP_RAND *rand;
     RAND_GLOBAL *dgbl = rand_get_global(libctx);
@@ -650,6 +650,7 @@ static EVP_RAND_CTX *rand_new_drbg(OSSL_LIB_CTX *libctx, EVP_RAND_CTX *parent,
     OSSL_PARAM params[8], *p = params;
     const OSSL_PARAM *settables;
     char *name, *cipher;
+    int use_df = 1;
 
     if (dgbl == NULL)
         return NULL;
@@ -763,7 +764,7 @@ EVP_RAND_CTX *RAND_get0_primary(OSSL_LIB_CTX *ctx)
         ERR_pop_to_mark();
     }
     ret = rand_new_drbg(ctx, dgbl->seed, PRIMARY_RESEED_INTERVAL,
-                        PRIMARY_RESEED_TIME_INTERVAL, 1);
+                        PRIMARY_RESEED_TIME_INTERVAL);
 #endif
 
     /*
@@ -808,7 +809,7 @@ EVP_RAND_CTX *RAND_get0_public(OSSL_LIB_CTX *ctx)
                 && !ossl_init_thread_start(NULL, ctx, rand_delete_thread_state))
             return NULL;
         rand = rand_new_drbg(ctx, primary, SECONDARY_RESEED_INTERVAL,
-                             SECONDARY_RESEED_TIME_INTERVAL, 0);
+                             SECONDARY_RESEED_TIME_INTERVAL);
         CRYPTO_THREAD_set_local(&dgbl->public, rand);
     }
     return rand;
@@ -841,7 +842,7 @@ EVP_RAND_CTX *RAND_get0_private(OSSL_LIB_CTX *ctx)
                 && !ossl_init_thread_start(NULL, ctx, rand_delete_thread_state))
             return NULL;
         rand = rand_new_drbg(ctx, primary, SECONDARY_RESEED_INTERVAL,
-                             SECONDARY_RESEED_TIME_INTERVAL, 0);
+                             SECONDARY_RESEED_TIME_INTERVAL);
         CRYPTO_THREAD_set_local(&dgbl->private, rand);
     }
     return rand;