diff --git a/random/rndgetentropy.c b/random/rndgetentropy.c
index 5b07d15d..3e7879d7 100644
--- a/random/rndgetentropy.c
+++ b/random/rndgetentropy.c
@@ -1,93 +1,91 @@
 /* rndgetentropy.c  -  raw random number for OSes by getentropy function.
  * Copyright (C) 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007,
  *               2009  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  *
  * This file is part of Libgcrypt.
  *
  * Libgcrypt is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
  * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of
  * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *
  * Libgcrypt is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
  *
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
  * License along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
 
 #include <config.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "types.h"
 #include "g10lib.h"
 #include "rand-internal.h"
 
 /* The function returns 0 on success or true on failure (in which case
  * the caller will signal a fatal error).  */
 int
 _gcry_rndgetentropy_gather_random (void (*add)(const void*, size_t,
                                                enum random_origins),
                                    enum random_origins origin,
                                    size_t length, int level)
 {
-  byte buffer[768];
+  byte buffer[256];
 
   if (!add)
     {
       /* Special mode to release resouces.  */
       _gcry_rndjent_fini ();
       return 0;
     }
 
   /* Enter the loop.  */
   while (length)
     {
       int ret;
       size_t nbytes;
 
       /* For a modern operating system, we use the new getentropy
        * function.  That call guarantees that the kernel's RNG has
        * been properly seeded before returning any data.  This is
        * different from /dev/urandom which may, due to its
        * non-blocking semantics, return data even if the kernel has
        * not been properly seeded.  And it differs from /dev/random by
        * never blocking once the kernel is seeded.  */
       if (1)
         {
           do
             {
-              nbytes = length < sizeof(buffer)? length : sizeof(buffer);
-              if (nbytes > 256)
-                nbytes = 256;
+              nbytes = length < sizeof (buffer)? length : sizeof (buffer);
               _gcry_pre_syscall ();
               ret = getentropy (buffer, nbytes);
               _gcry_post_syscall ();
             }
           while (ret == -1 && errno == EINTR);
 
           if (ret == -1 && errno == ENOSYS)
             log_fatal ("getentropy is not supported: %s\n", strerror (errno));
           else
             { /* getentropy is supported.  Some sanity checks.  */
               if (ret == -1)
                 log_fatal ("unexpected error from getentropy: %s\n",
                            strerror (errno));
 
               (*add)(buffer, nbytes, origin);
               length -= nbytes;
             }
         }
     }
   wipememory (buffer, sizeof buffer);
 
   return 0; /* success */
 }