diff --git a/lib/des/rand.c b/lib/des/rand.c
index 8d90f1675..9890c5a6a 100644
--- a/lib/des/rand.c
+++ b/lib/des/rand.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ RAND_file_name(char *filename, size_t size)
 	return NULL;
 
     if (pathp)
-	ret = snprintf(filename, size, "%s/.randfile", e);
+	ret = snprintf(filename, size, "%s/.rnd", e);
     else
 	ret = snprintf(filename, size, "%s", e);