diff --git a/src/runtime/os_linux.go b/src/runtime/os_linux.go
index 22931b4d5cb..9702920bcff 100644
--- a/src/runtime/os_linux.go
+++ b/src/runtime/os_linux.go
@@ -249,6 +249,10 @@ func sysargs(argc int32, argv **byte) {
 	sysauxv(buf[:])
 }
 
+// startupRandomData holds random bytes initialized at startup. These come from
+// the ELF AT_RANDOM auxiliary vector.
+var startupRandomData []byte
+
 func sysauxv(auxv []uintptr) int {
 	var i int
 	for ; auxv[i] != _AT_NULL; i += 2 {
diff --git a/src/runtime/runtime2.go b/src/runtime/runtime2.go
index 0bddcaa789b..959878400dd 100644
--- a/src/runtime/runtime2.go
+++ b/src/runtime/runtime2.go
@@ -845,10 +845,6 @@ type forcegcstate struct {
 	idle uint32
 }
 
-// startup_random_data holds random bytes initialized at startup. These come from
-// the ELF AT_RANDOM auxiliary vector (vdso_linux_amd64.go or os_linux_386.go).
-var startupRandomData []byte
-
 // extendRandom extends the random numbers in r[:n] to the whole slice r.
 // Treats n<0 as n==0.
 func extendRandom(r []byte, n int) {