diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index a55a58b9807a..21a067cf5b4c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -1208,24 +1208,18 @@ int __init rand_initialize(void)
 	bool arch_init = true;
 	unsigned long rv;
 
-	mix_pool_bytes(&now, sizeof(now));
 	for (i = BLAKE2S_BLOCK_SIZE; i > 0; i -= sizeof(rv)) {
-		if (!arch_get_random_seed_long(&rv) &&
-		    !arch_get_random_long(&rv))
-			rv = random_get_entropy();
-		mix_pool_bytes(&rv, sizeof(rv));
-	}
-	mix_pool_bytes(utsname(), sizeof(*(utsname())));
-
-	extract_entropy(&primary_crng.state[4], sizeof(u32) * 12);
-	for (i = 4; i < 16; i++) {
 		if (!arch_get_random_seed_long_early(&rv) &&
 		    !arch_get_random_long_early(&rv)) {
 			rv = random_get_entropy();
 			arch_init = false;
 		}
-		primary_crng.state[i] ^= rv;
+		mix_pool_bytes(&rv, sizeof(rv));
 	}
+	mix_pool_bytes(&now, sizeof(now));
+	mix_pool_bytes(utsname(), sizeof(*(utsname())));
+
+	extract_entropy(&primary_crng.state[4], sizeof(u32) * 12);
 	if (arch_init && trust_cpu && crng_init < 2) {
 		invalidate_batched_entropy();
 		crng_init = 2;