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diff --git a/cipher/rndunix.c b/cipher/rndunix.c
index 46f80eab2..9f60b3cf8 100644
--- a/cipher/rndunix.c
+++ b/cipher/rndunix.c
@@ -716,6 +716,10 @@ read_a_msg( int fd, GATHER_MSG *msg )
}
+/****************
+ * Using a level of 0 should never block and better add nothing
+ * to the pool. So this is just a dummy for this gatherer.
+ */
static int
gather_random( void (*add)(const void*, size_t, int), int requester,
size_t length, int level )
@@ -725,6 +729,9 @@ gather_random( void (*add)(const void*, size_t, int), int requester,
GATHER_MSG msg;
size_t n;
+ if( !level )
+ return 0;
+
if( !gatherer_pid ) {
/* make sure we are not setuid */
if( getuid() != geteuid() )