diff --git a/ext/random/engine_mt19937.c b/ext/random/engine_mt19937.c
index 760d0df90363b..1c89a34d92e85 100644
--- a/ext/random/engine_mt19937.c
+++ b/ext/random/engine_mt19937.c
@@ -279,8 +279,8 @@ PHP_METHOD(Random_Engine_Mt19937, __construct)
 
 	if (seed_is_null) {
 		/* MT19937 has a very large state, uses CSPRNG for seeding only */
-		if (php_random_bytes_silent(&seed, sizeof(zend_long)) == FAILURE) {
-			zend_throw_exception(spl_ce_RuntimeException, "Random number generation failed", 0);
+		if (php_random_bytes_throw(&seed, sizeof(zend_long)) == FAILURE) {
+			zend_throw_exception(spl_ce_RuntimeException, "Failed to generate a random seed", 0);
 			RETURN_THROWS();
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/ext/random/engine_pcgoneseq128xslrr64.c b/ext/random/engine_pcgoneseq128xslrr64.c
index 7f15c839d3372..19030a7c12360 100644
--- a/ext/random/engine_pcgoneseq128xslrr64.c
+++ b/ext/random/engine_pcgoneseq128xslrr64.c
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ PHP_METHOD(Random_Engine_PcgOneseq128XslRr64, __construct)
 	ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
 
 	if (seed_is_null) {
-		if (php_random_bytes_silent(&state->state, sizeof(php_random_uint128_t)) == FAILURE) {
-			zend_throw_exception(spl_ce_RuntimeException, "Random number generation failed", 0);
+		if (php_random_bytes_throw(&state->state, sizeof(php_random_uint128_t)) == FAILURE) {
+			zend_throw_exception(spl_ce_RuntimeException, "Failed to generate a random seed", 0);
 			RETURN_THROWS();
 		}
 	} else {
diff --git a/ext/random/engine_xoshiro256starstar.c b/ext/random/engine_xoshiro256starstar.c
index 502fc59e4e02a..4d81239807563 100644
--- a/ext/random/engine_xoshiro256starstar.c
+++ b/ext/random/engine_xoshiro256starstar.c
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ PHP_METHOD(Random_Engine_Xoshiro256StarStar, __construct)
 	ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
 
 	if (seed_is_null) {
-		if (php_random_bytes_silent(&state->state, 32) == FAILURE) {
-			zend_throw_exception(spl_ce_RuntimeException, "Random number generation failed", 0);
+		if (php_random_bytes_throw(&state->state, 32) == FAILURE) {
+			zend_throw_exception(spl_ce_RuntimeException, "Failed to generate a random seed", 0);
 			RETURN_THROWS();
 		}
 	} else {