diff --git a/include/cxx/cstdlib b/include/cxx/cstdlib
index ec632ed054..714319e415 100644
--- a/include/cxx/cstdlib
+++ b/include/cxx/cstdlib
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ namespace std
 
   using ::srand;
   using ::rand;
+  using ::random;
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_DISABLE_ENVIRON
   // Environment variable support