diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
index d34b4b0..a19b297 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_X509_CRT_PARSE_C)
     mbedtls_x509_crt_profile crt_profile_for_test = mbedtls_x509_crt_profile_default;
 #endif
-    rng_context_t rng;
+    rng_context_t rng_context;
     mbedtls_ssl_context ssl;
     mbedtls_ssl_config conf;
     mbedtls_ssl_session saved_session;
@@ -741,7 +741,9 @@
     mbedtls_ssl_init( &ssl );
     mbedtls_ssl_config_init( &conf );
     memset( &saved_session, 0, sizeof( mbedtls_ssl_session ) );
-    mbedtls_ctr_drbg_init( &rng.drbg );
+    rng_context_t *rng = &rng_context;
+    mbedtls_ctr_drbg_init( &rng->drbg );
+    mbedtls_entropy_init( &rng->entropy );
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_X509_CRT_PARSE_C)
     mbedtls_x509_crt_init( &cacert );
     mbedtls_x509_crt_init( &clicert );
@@ -1533,12 +1535,12 @@
     mbedtls_printf( "\n  . Seeding the random number generator..." );
     fflush( stdout );
 
-    mbedtls_entropy_init( &rng.entropy );
-    if (opt.reproducible)
+    int reproducible = opt.reproducible;
+    if ( reproducible )
     {
         srand( 1 );
-        if( ( ret = mbedtls_ctr_drbg_seed( &rng.drbg, dummy_entropy,
-                                           &rng.entropy, (const unsigned char *) pers,
+        if( ( ret = mbedtls_ctr_drbg_seed( &rng->drbg, dummy_entropy,
+                                           &rng->entropy, (const unsigned char *) pers,
                                            strlen( pers ) ) ) != 0 )
         {
             mbedtls_printf( " failed\n  ! mbedtls_ctr_drbg_seed returned -0x%x\n",
@@ -1548,8 +1550,8 @@
     }
     else
     {
-        if( ( ret = mbedtls_ctr_drbg_seed( &rng.drbg, mbedtls_entropy_func,
-                                           &rng.entropy, (const unsigned char *) pers,
+        if( ( ret = mbedtls_ctr_drbg_seed( &rng->drbg, mbedtls_entropy_func,
+                                           &rng->entropy, (const unsigned char *) pers,
                                            strlen( pers ) ) ) != 0 )
         {
             mbedtls_printf( " failed\n  ! mbedtls_ctr_drbg_seed returned -0x%x\n",
@@ -1903,7 +1905,7 @@
 #endif
 #endif
     }
-    mbedtls_ssl_conf_rng( &conf, mbedtls_ctr_drbg_random, &rng.drbg );
+    mbedtls_ssl_conf_rng( &conf, mbedtls_ctr_drbg_random, &rng->drbg );
     mbedtls_ssl_conf_dbg( &conf, my_debug, stdout );
 
     mbedtls_ssl_conf_read_timeout( &conf, opt.read_timeout );
@@ -3023,8 +3025,8 @@
     mbedtls_ssl_session_free( &saved_session );
     mbedtls_ssl_free( &ssl );
     mbedtls_ssl_config_free( &conf );
-    mbedtls_ctr_drbg_free( &rng.drbg );
-    mbedtls_entropy_free( &rng.entropy );
+    mbedtls_ctr_drbg_free( &rng->drbg );
+    mbedtls_entropy_free( &rng->entropy );
     if( session_data != NULL )
         mbedtls_platform_zeroize( session_data, session_data_len );
     mbedtls_free( session_data );