diff --git a/src/ssl.c b/src/ssl.c
index 8e2fe0efe..0f35d47be 100644
--- a/src/ssl.c
+++ b/src/ssl.c
@@ -35770,6 +35770,11 @@ int wolfSSL_RAND_Init(void)
                 ret = WOLFSSL_SUCCESS;
             }
         }
+        else {
+            /* GlobalRNG is already initialized */
+            ret = WOLFSSL_SUCCESS;
+        }
+
         wc_UnLockMutex(&globalRNGMutex);
     }
 #endif