diff --git a/src/util/virrandom.c b/src/util/virrandom.c
index 0487b4e70b..6417232e3a 100644
--- a/src/util/virrandom.c
+++ b/src/util/virrandom.c
@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@ uint32_t virRandomInt(uint32_t max)
     if ((max & (max - 1)) == 0)
         return virRandomBits(__builtin_ffs(max) - 1);
 
-    double val = virRandom();
-    return val * max;
+    return virRandom() * max;
 }