diff --git a/wp-includes/pluggable.php b/wp-includes/pluggable.php
index 7800527135..cb99ea4585 100644
--- a/wp-includes/pluggable.php
+++ b/wp-includes/pluggable.php
@@ -1411,7 +1411,7 @@ if ( !function_exists('wp_rand') ) :
 function wp_rand( $min = 0, $max = 0 ) {
 	global $rnd_value;
 
-	$seed = get_option('random_seed');
+	$seed = get_transient('random_seed');
 
 	// Reset $rnd_value after 14 uses
 	// 32(md5) + 40(sha1) + 40(sha1) / 8 = 14 random numbers from $rnd_value
@@ -1420,7 +1420,7 @@ function wp_rand( $min = 0, $max = 0 ) {
 		$rnd_value .= sha1($rnd_value);
 		$rnd_value .= sha1($rnd_value . $seed);
 		$seed = md5($seed . $rnd_value);
-		update_option('random_seed', $seed);
+		set_transient('random_seed', $seed);
 	}
 
 	// Take the first 8 digits for our value