diff --git a/Lib/whrandom.py b/Lib/whrandom.py
index 8ed39c923cd..3cc15323b55 100644
--- a/Lib/whrandom.py
+++ b/Lib/whrandom.py
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ def seed(self, x = 0, y = 0, z = 0):
 		if 0 == x == y == z:
 			# Initialize from current time
 			import time
-			t = int(time.time() % 0x80000000)
+			t = long(time.time() * 256)
+			t = int((t&0xffffff) | (t>>24))
 			t, x = divmod(t, 256)
 			t, y = divmod(t, 256)
 			t, z = divmod(t, 256)