diff --git a/backends/rng-random.c b/backends/rng-random.c
index 813388b9e2..ff5def60a0 100644
--- a/backends/rng-random.c
+++ b/backends/rng-random.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static void rng_random_opened(RngBackend *b, Error **errp)
         error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE,
                   "filename", "a valid filename");
     } else {
-        s->fd = open(s->filename, O_RDONLY | O_NONBLOCK);
+        s->fd = qemu_open(s->filename, O_RDONLY | O_NONBLOCK);
 
         if (s->fd == -1) {
             error_set(errp, QERR_OPEN_FILE_FAILED, s->filename);
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static void rng_random_finalize(Object *obj)
     qemu_set_fd_handler(s->fd, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 
     if (s->fd != -1) {
-        close(s->fd);
+        qemu_close(s->fd);
     }
 
     g_free(s->filename);