diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 2698f78ab5..bb1d2a6503 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 	Change return type of unsetenv to int.
 	(qecvt, qgcvt, qfcvt): Declare only if __USE_MISC.
 	* include/stdlib.h: Change return type of unsetenv to int.
+	Change return type of random to long int.
 	* sysdeps/generic/setenv.c (unsetenv): Change return type to int.
 	Return -1 and set errno if parameter is invalid.
 	* stdlib/random.c (__random): Change return value type to long.
diff --git a/include/stdlib.h b/include/stdlib.h
index 41c5b780ed..12fce40f9b 100644
--- a/include/stdlib.h
+++ b/include/stdlib.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 /* Now define the internal interfaces.  */
 #ifndef __Need_M_And_C
-extern int32_t __random (void);
+extern long int __random (void);
 extern void __srandom (unsigned int __seed);
 extern char *__initstate (unsigned int __seed, char *__statebuf,
 			  size_t __statelen);