diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/random/Random/Random.H b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/random/Random/Random.H
index 6ec7032a5f..81d68c3171 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/random/Random/Random.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/random/Random/Random.H
@@ -85,10 +85,16 @@ class Random
 
 public:
 
+    // Public Static Data
+
+        //- The default seed value (name may change in the future)
+        static constexpr label defaultSeed = 123456;
+
+
     // Constructors
 
         //- Construct with seed value
-        Random(const label seedValue = 123456);
+        explicit Random(const label seedValue = defaultSeed);
 
         //- Copy construct with optional reset of seed
         Random(const Random& r, const bool reset = false);
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/turbulentDFSEMInlet/turbulentDFSEMInletFvPatchVectorField.C b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/turbulentDFSEMInlet/turbulentDFSEMInletFvPatchVectorField.C
index 2fed737311..2ae9499d69 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/turbulentDFSEMInlet/turbulentDFSEMInletFvPatchVectorField.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/turbulentDFSEMInlet/turbulentDFSEMInletFvPatchVectorField.C
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ turbulentDFSEMInletFvPatchVectorField
     nCellPerEddy_(dict.getOrDefault<label>("nCellPerEddy", 5)),
     patchNormal_(Zero),
     v0_(Zero),
-    rndGen_(0, -1),
+    rndGen_(),
     sigmax_(size(), Zero),
     maxSigmaX_(Zero),
     nEddy_(Zero),