diff --git a/src/common/rand/rand.c b/src/common/rand/rand.c
index 478d7443d..b76c784d4 100644
--- a/src/common/rand/rand.c
+++ b/src/common/rand/rand.c
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 
 #include <oqs/oqs.h>
 
-OQS_STATUS OQS_randombytes_system(uint8_t *random_array, size_t bytes_to_read);
+void OQS_randombytes_system(uint8_t *random_array, size_t bytes_to_read);
 #ifdef OQS_USE_OPENSSL
-OQS_STATUS OQS_randombytes_openssl(uint8_t *random_array, size_t bytes_to_read);
+void OQS_randombytes_openssl(uint8_t *random_array, size_t bytes_to_read);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef OQS_USE_OPENSSL