diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 9d2cd95b4..b913452d7 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2006-12-18  Matthias Clasen  <mclasen@redhat.com>
+
+	* tests/Makefile.am: Try a different fix for bug 346373.
+
 2006-12-18  Matthias Clasen  <mclasen@redhat.com>
 
 	Fix bug 161288:
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index affb6b10f..601d95838 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ TESTS = $(test_programs) $(test_scripts)
 TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = srcdir=$(srcdir) \
 	LIBCHARSET_ALIAS_DIR=$(top_builddir)/glib/libcharset \
 	MALLOC_CHECK_=2	\
-	if test "$$RANDOM" != "" ; then MALLOC_PERTURB_=$$(($$RANDOM % 256)); fi
+        MALLOC_PERTURB_=$$(($${RANDOM:-256} % 256))
 
 progs_ldadd = $(EFENCE) $(libglib) $(EFENCE)
 thread_ldadd = $(libgthread) $(G_THREAD_LIBS) $(progs_ldadd)