diff --git a/tests/scripts/basic-build-test.sh b/tests/scripts/basic-build-test.sh
index 9c00d66..40db80c 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/basic-build-test.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/basic-build-test.sh
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@
 TEST_OUTPUT=out_${PPID}
 cd tests
 
+if [ ! -f "seedfile" ]; then
+    dd if=/dev/urandom of="seedfile" bs=64 count=1
+fi
+
 # Step 2a - Unit Tests (keep going even if some tests fail)
 perl scripts/run-test-suites.pl -v 2 |tee unit-test-$TEST_OUTPUT
 echo