diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index 7ab1112644..e6500123f6 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -2291,6 +2291,7 @@ menu "Security"
 	source "package/selinux-python/Config.in"
 	source "package/semodule-utils/Config.in"
 	source "package/setools/Config.in"
+	source "package/urandom-scripts/Config.in"
 endmenu
 
 menu "Shell and utilities"
diff --git a/package/urandom-scripts/Config.in b/package/urandom-scripts/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..987e442e22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/urandom-scripts/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_URANDOM_SCRIPTS
+	bool "urandom-initscripts"
+	default y if BR2_PACKAGE_INITSCRIPTS
+	depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD
+	help
+	  Initscript to preserve the random seed between reboots.
+
+	  WARNING: this is a poor fit to try and get high-quality
+	  entropy at boot. There are better ways, like haveged, or
+	  rng-tools.
diff --git a/package/initscripts/init.d/S20urandom b/package/urandom-scripts/S20urandom
similarity index 100%
rename from package/initscripts/init.d/S20urandom
rename to package/urandom-scripts/S20urandom
diff --git a/package/urandom-scripts/urandom-scripts.mk b/package/urandom-scripts/urandom-scripts.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c09728c46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/urandom-scripts/urandom-scripts.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# urandom-scripts
+#
+################################################################################
+
+define URANDOM_SCRIPTS_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV
+	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0755 $(URANDOM_SCRIPTS_PKGDIR)/S20urandom \
+		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/S20urandom
+endef
+
+$(eval $(generic-package))