--- etc/init.d/random
+++ etc/init.d/random
@@ -40,11 +40,13 @@
 		   cat $tmp 2>/dev/null > $random_seed; then
 		    cat $random_seed > /dev/urandom
 		    rc_status
+		    rm -f $tmp
 		else
 		    rc_status -v
 		    echo "Cannot write to $random_seed; refusing to seed" \
 			 "random number generator"
-		   rc_exit
+		    rm -f $tmp
+		    rc_exit
 		fi
         else
                 > $random_seed