diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 09b42f1..aba97f6 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,16 +14,23 @@ exclude = ["article/*"]
 
 [features]
 default = ["std"]
-std = []
+std = ["rand_core/std"]
 # Only relevant for throughput benchmarks
 bench-csv = []
 bench-md = []
 bench-plot = []
 
 [dependencies]
-rand = "0.8"
+rand_chacha = { version = "0.3", default_features = false }
+rand_core = "0.6"
+
+# (no_std) RDRAND is still preferable to constant seed
+[target.'cfg(target_feature = "rdrand")'.dependencies]
+getrandom = { version = "0.2", features = ["rdrand"] }
+rand_core = { version = "0.6", features = ["getrandom"] }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
+rand = "0.8"
 lazy_static = { version = "1.4" }
 itertools = "0.12.0"
 # Benchmarks
@@ -38,6 +45,7 @@ metrohash = "1.0.6"
 fnv = "1.0.3"
 
 [build-dependencies]
+rand = "0.8"
 rustc_version = "0.4.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies.plotters]
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index dd11580..eac6e12 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,25 @@ extern crate rustc_version;
 use rustc_version::{version_meta, Channel};
 
 fn main() {
+    // generate seed for GxBuildHasher RNG if entropy isn't available
+    let entropy = cfg!(target_feature = "rdrand") || cfg!(feature = "std");
+    if entropy {
+        println!("cargo:rustc-cfg=entropy")
+    } else {
+        let out_dir = std::env::var_os("OUT_DIR").unwrap();
+        let seed_path = std::path::Path::new(&out_dir).join("seed.rs");
+
+        use rand::RngCore;
+        let mut seed = [0u8; 32];
+        let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
+        rng.fill_bytes(&mut seed);
+
+        let mut string = "const SEED: [u8; 32] = [".to_owned();
+        string.push_str(&seed.into_iter().map(|i| i.to_string()).collect::<Vec<String>>().join(","));
+        string.push_str("];");
+        std::fs::write(seed_path, &string).unwrap();
+    }
+
     if version_meta().unwrap().channel == Channel::Nightly
     && cfg!(target_arch = "x86_64")
     && cfg!(target_feature = "avx2")
diff --git a/src/hasher.rs b/src/hasher.rs
index 01341d1..1aaf7ed 100644
--- a/src/hasher.rs
+++ b/src/hasher.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
+#[cfg(feature = "std")]
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
-use std::hash::{BuildHasher, Hasher};
-use std::mem::MaybeUninit;
+use core::hash::{BuildHasher, Hasher};
+use core::mem::MaybeUninit;
 
-use rand::RngCore;
+use rand_core::{RngCore, SeedableRng};
 
 use crate::gxhash::platform::*;
 use crate::gxhash::*;
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ impl GxHasher {
     /// unsigned integer.
     #[inline]
     pub fn finish_u128(&self) -> u128 {
-        debug_assert!(std::mem::size_of::<State>() >= std::mem::size_of::<u128>());
+        debug_assert!(core::mem::size_of::<State>() >= core::mem::size_of::<u128>());
 
         unsafe {
             let p = &finalize(self.state) as *const State as *const u128;
@@ -135,14 +136,20 @@ impl Hasher for GxHasher {
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct GxBuildHasher(State);
 
+#[cfg(not(entropy))]
+include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/seed.rs"));
+
 impl Default for GxBuildHasher {
     #[inline]
     fn default() -> GxBuildHasher {
         let mut uninit: MaybeUninit<State> = MaybeUninit::uninit();
-        let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
+        #[cfg(entopy)]
+        let mut rng = rand_chacha::ChaCha12Rng::from_entropy();
+        #[cfg(not(entropy))]
+        let mut rng = rand_chacha::ChaCha12Rng::from_seed(SEED);
         unsafe {
             let ptr = uninit.as_mut_ptr() as *mut u8;
-            let slice = std::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(ptr, VECTOR_SIZE);
+            let slice = core::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(ptr, VECTOR_SIZE);
             rng.fill_bytes(slice);
             GxBuildHasher(uninit.assume_init())
         }
@@ -158,9 +165,11 @@ impl BuildHasher for GxBuildHasher {
 }
 
 /// A `HashMap` using a (DOS-resistant) [`GxBuildHasher`].
+#[cfg(feature = "std")]
 pub type GxHashMap<K, V> = HashMap<K, V, GxBuildHasher>;
 
 /// A `HashSet` using a (DOS-resistant) [`GxBuildHasher`].
+#[cfg(feature = "std")]
 pub type GxHashSet<T> = HashSet<T, GxBuildHasher>;
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 5c51447..830f6d0 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,5 @@
 mod gxhash;
 pub use crate::gxhash::*;
 
-#[cfg(feature = "std")]
 mod hasher;
-#[cfg(feature = "std")]
 pub use crate::hasher::*;
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