diff --git a/modules/core/src/rand.cpp b/modules/core/src/rand.cpp
index c985fac5a3..9bfc91d931 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/rand.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/rand.cpp
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ cv::RNG& cv::theRNG()
 
 void cv::setRNGSeed(int seed)
 {
-    getCoreTlsData().get()->rng.state = static_cast<uint64>(seed);
+    theRNG() = RNG(static_cast<uint64>(seed));
 }