diff --git a/kernel/src/arch/aarch64/mod.rs b/kernel/src/arch/aarch64/mod.rs
index 54b1a26b..6de4a918 100644
--- a/kernel/src/arch/aarch64/mod.rs
+++ b/kernel/src/arch/aarch64/mod.rs
@@ -103,15 +103,17 @@ pub fn spin_loop() -> ! {
     }
 }
 
+static mut A_REAL_RANDOM_U64_I_PROMISE: u64 = 0;
+
 pub fn hardware_random_u64() -> u64 {
     if let Some(rng) = aarch64_cpu::asm::random::ArmRng::new() {
         if let Some(rnd) = rng.rndr() {
-            rnd
-        } else {
-            panic!("RNG failure :(")
+            return rnd;
         }
-    } else {
-        panic!("RNDR failure :(((")
+    }
+    unsafe {
+        A_REAL_RANDOM_U64_I_PROMISE += 1;
+        A_REAL_RANDOM_U64_I_PROMISE
     }
 }