diff --git a/src/internal.c b/src/internal.c
index b65aa76..8b90380 100644
--- a/src/internal.c
+++ b/src/internal.c
@@ -3351,8 +3351,10 @@ int WP11_Library_Init(void)
         ret = WP11_Lock_Init(&globalLock);
         if (ret == 0)
 #ifdef WOLFSSL_MAXQ10XX_CRYPTO
-/* TODO: can we even do this? Has wolfCrypt even been initialized yet? */
-            ret = wc_InitRng_ex(&globalRandom, NULL, MAXQ_DEVICE_ID);
+            ret = wolfCrypt_Init();
+            if (ret == 0) {
+                ret = wc_InitRng_ex(&globalRandom, NULL, MAXQ_DEVICE_ID);
+            }
 #else
             ret = wc_InitRng(&globalRandom);
 #endif