diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 2d066b043b..93f22e75e4 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Thu Apr 19 09:35:15 2012  Eric Hodel  <drbrain@segment7.net>
+
+	* random.c (random_init):  Clarify that the default seed is
+	  Random.new_seed, not zero.  Based on patch by Roger Pack.
+	  [ruby-trunk - Bug #6313]
+	* random.c (rb_f_srand):  ditto.
+
 Thu Apr 19 08:59:02 2012  Eric Hodel  <drbrain@segment7.net>
 
 	* ext/curses/curses.c (window_nodelay):  Fixed call-seq of nodelay to
diff --git a/random.c b/random.c
index 1a93779dc9..9dbcbd1d62 100644
--- a/random.c
+++ b/random.c
@@ -448,8 +448,7 @@ rand_init(struct MT *mt, VALUE vseed)
 
 /*
  * call-seq:
- *   Random.new()     -> prng
- *   Random.new(seed) -> prng
+ *   Random.new(seed = Random.new_seed) -> prng
  *
  * Creates a new PRNG using +seed+ to set the initial state. If +seed+ is
  * omitted, the generator is initialized with Random.new_seed.
@@ -762,7 +761,7 @@ random_load(VALUE obj, VALUE dump)
 
 /*
  * call-seq:
- *   srand(number=0)    -> old_seed
+ *   srand(number = Random.new_seed) -> old_seed
  *
  * Seeds the system pseudo-random number generator, Random::DEFAULT, with
  * +number+.  The previous seed value is returned.