diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
index ff0a349..56df7df 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
@@ -760,6 +760,9 @@
         ret = MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_HW_ACCEL_FAILED;
         goto exit;
     }
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_PSA_CRYPTO_EXTERNAL_RNG)
+    mbedtls_test_enable_insecure_external_rng( );
+#endif
 #endif
 
     if( argc == 0 )
diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
index d95b1b7..da7f0a6 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
@@ -1412,6 +1412,9 @@
         ret = MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_HW_ACCEL_FAILED;
         goto exit;
     }
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_PSA_CRYPTO_EXTERNAL_RNG)
+    mbedtls_test_enable_insecure_external_rng( );
+#endif
 #endif
 
 #if !defined(_WIN32)
diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_test_lib.h b/programs/ssl/ssl_test_lib.h
index 2e91730..99609da 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_test_lib.h
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_test_lib.h
@@ -189,6 +189,14 @@
  */
 int rng_get( void *p_rng, unsigned char *output, size_t output_len );
 
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_USE_PSA_CRYPTO) && defined(MBEDTLS_PSA_CRYPTO_EXTERNAL_RNG)
+/* The test implementation of the PSA external RNG is insecure. When
+ * MBEDTLS_PSA_CRYPTO_EXTERNAL_RNG is enabled, before using any PSA crypto
+ * function that makes use of an RNG, you must call
+ * mbedtls_test_enable_insecure_external_rng(). */
+#include <test/psa_crypto_helpers.h>
+#endif
+
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_X509_TRUSTED_CERTIFICATE_CALLBACK)
 int ca_callback( void *data, mbedtls_x509_crt const *child,
                  mbedtls_x509_crt **candidates );