diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index b818822a2863..a3dacff8d355 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ int __init random_init(const char *command_line)
 	if (crng_ready())
 		crng_reseed();
 	else if (trust_cpu)
-		credit_init_bits(arch_bytes * 8);
+		_credit_init_bits(arch_bytes * 8);
 
 	return 0;
 }