diff --git a/os/auth.c b/os/auth.c
index 6e3f53152..caa03c40e 100644
--- a/os/auth.c
+++ b/os/auth.c
@@ -312,17 +312,3 @@ GenerateAuthorization(unsigned name_length,
 }
 
 #endif                          /* XCSECURITY */
-
-void
-GenerateRandomData(int len, char *buf)
-{
-#ifdef HAVE_ARC4RANDOM_BUF
-    arc4random_buf(buf, len);
-#else
-    int fd;
-
-    fd = open("/dev/urandom", O_RDONLY);
-    read(fd, buf, len);
-    close(fd);
-#endif
-}
diff --git a/os/mitauth.c b/os/mitauth.c
index 44e3329c2..40a0450f3 100644
--- a/os/mitauth.c
+++ b/os/mitauth.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ MitGenerateCookie(unsigned data_length,
         if (i >= sizeof(cookie))
             i = 0;
     }
-    GenerateRandomData(sizeof(cookie), cookie);
+    arc4random_buf(cookie, sizeof(cookie));
     status = MitAddCookie(sizeof(cookie), cookie, id);
     if (!status) {
         id = -1;
diff --git a/os/osdep.h b/os/osdep.h
index 5b64f1a38..ce23ceaa5 100644
--- a/os/osdep.h
+++ b/os/osdep.h
@@ -128,7 +128,16 @@ extern WorkQueuePtr workQueue;
 /* in access.c */
 extern Bool ComputeLocalClient(ClientPtr client);
 
-/* in auth.c */
-extern void GenerateRandomData(int len, char *buf);
+/* for platforms lacking arc4random_buf() libc function */
+#ifndef HAVE_ARC4RANDOM_BUF
+static inline void arc4random_buf(char *buf, size_t len)
+{
+    int fd;
+
+    fd = open("/dev/urandom", O_RDONLY);
+    read(fd, buf, len);
+    close(fd);
+}
+#endif /* HAVE_ARC4RANDOM_BUF */
 
 #endif                          /* _OSDEP_H_ */