diff --git a/src/pipewire/impl-core.c b/src/pipewire/impl-core.c
index 72bfb176e..1efc8b1ea 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/impl-core.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/impl-core.c
@@ -405,7 +405,15 @@ struct pw_impl_core *pw_context_create_core(struct pw_context *context,
 	this->info.user_name = pw_get_user_name();
 	this->info.host_name = pw_get_host_name();
 	this->info.version = pw_get_library_version();
-	getrandom(&this->info.cookie, sizeof(this->info.cookie), 0);
+	while (getrandom(&this->info.cookie, sizeof(this->info.cookie), 0) !=
+			sizeof(this->info.cookie)) {
+		if (errno == EINTR)
+			continue;
+		pw_log_warn(NAME" %p: cookie getrandom failed: %m", this);
+		this->info.cookie = rand();
+		break;
+	}
+
 	this->info.name = name;
 	spa_hook_list_init(&this->listener_list);