1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/checks/check.cpp b/checks/check.cpp
index 1f46b5b4c..952384a19 100644
--- a/checks/check.cpp
+++ b/checks/check.cpp
@@ -106,8 +106,6 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 
       Botan::LibraryInitializer init("thread_safe=no");
 
-      Botan::AutoSeeded_RNG rng;
-
       if(opts.is_set("help") || argc <= 1)
          {
          std::cerr << "Test driver for "
@@ -121,6 +119,8 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
          return 1;
          }
 
+      Botan::AutoSeeded_RNG rng;
+
       if(opts.is_set("validate") || opts.is_set("test"))
          {
          return run_test_suite(rng);