diff --git a/test/testqsort.c b/test/testqsort.c
index 2a7c66ba0..48659f307 100644
--- a/test/testqsort.c
+++ b/test/testqsort.c
@@ -10,10 +10,7 @@
   freely.
 */
 
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-
-#include "SDL.h"
+#include "SDL_test.h"
 
 static int
 num_compare(const void *_a, const void *_b)
@@ -50,6 +47,33 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     static int nums[1024 * 100];
     static const int itervals[] = { SDL_arraysize(nums), 12 };
     int iteration;
+    SDLTest_RandomContext rndctx;
+
+    if (argc > 1)
+    {
+        int success;
+        Uint64 seed = 0;
+        if (argv[1][0] == '0' && argv[1][1] == 'x')
+            success = SDL_sscanf(argv[1] + 2, "%llx", &seed);
+        else
+            success = SDL_sscanf(argv[1], "%llu", &seed);
+        if (!success)
+        {
+            SDL_LogError(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION, "Invalid seed. Use a decimal or hexadecimal number.\n");
+            return 1;
+        }
+        if (seed <= 0xffffffff)
+        {
+            SDL_LogError(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION, "Seed must be equal or greater than 0x100000000.\n");
+            return 1;
+        }
+        SDLTest_RandomInit(&rndctx, (unsigned int)(seed >> 32), (unsigned int)(seed & 0xffffffff));
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        SDLTest_RandomInitTime(&rndctx);
+    }
+    SDL_Log("Using random seed 0x%08x%08x\n", rndctx.x, rndctx.c);
 
     for (iteration = 0; iteration < SDL_arraysize(itervals); iteration++) {
         const int arraylen = itervals[iteration];
@@ -72,7 +96,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
         test_sort("reverse sorted", nums, arraylen);
 
         for (i = 0; i < arraylen; i++) {
-            nums[i] = random();
+            nums[i] = SDLTest_RandomInt(&rndctx);
         }
         test_sort("random sorted", nums, arraylen);
     }