diff --git a/repos/dde_rump/src/server/rump_cgd/random.cc b/repos/dde_rump/src/server/rump_cgd/random.cc
index 7ee4b23d9..e850ffa70 100644
--- a/repos/dde_rump/src/server/rump_cgd/random.cc
+++ b/repos/dde_rump/src/server/rump_cgd/random.cc
@@ -1,24 +1,26 @@
 /**
  * \brief  Add random support for CGD
  * \author Sebastian Sumpf
+ * \author Josef Soentgen
  * \date   2015-02-13
  */
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2015 Genode Labs GmbH
+ * Copyright (C) 2015-2017 Genode Labs GmbH
  *
  * This file is part of the Genode OS framework, which is distributed
  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2.
  */
 
+/* Genode includes */
 #include <base/log.h>
+
+/* local rump includes */
+#include <rump/env.h>
 #include <util/random.h>
 
-extern "C" {
-	namespace Jitter {
-		#include <jitterentropy.h>
-	}
-}
+/* library includes */
+#include <jitterentropy.h>
 
 typedef Genode::size_t size_t;
 
@@ -29,24 +31,31 @@ typedef Genode::size_t size_t;
 
 struct Entropy
 {
-	struct Jitter::rand_data *ec_stir;
+	struct rand_data *ec_stir;
 
-	Entropy()
-	{
-		Jitter::jent_entropy_init();
-		ec_stir = Jitter::jent_entropy_collector_alloc(0, 0);
-	}
+	struct Initialization_failed : Genode::Exception { };
 
-	static Entropy *e()
+	Entropy(Genode::Allocator &alloc)
 	{
-		static Entropy _e;
-		return &_e;
+		jitterentropy_init(alloc);
+
+		int err = jent_entropy_init();
+		if (err) {
+			Genode::error("could not initialize jitterentropy library");
+			throw Initialization_failed();
+		}
+
+		ec_stir = jent_entropy_collector_alloc(0, 0);
+		if (ec_stir == nullptr) {
+			Genode::error("could not initialize jitterentropy library");
+			throw Initialization_failed();
+		}
 	}
 
 	size_t read(char *buf, size_t len)
 	{
 		int err;
-		if ((err = Jitter::jent_read_entropy(ec_stir, buf, len) < 0)) {
+		if ((err = jent_read_entropy(ec_stir, buf, len) < 0)) {
 			Genode::error("failed to read entropy: ", err);
 			return 0;
 		}
@@ -56,8 +65,25 @@ struct Entropy
 };
 
 
+static Genode::Constructible<Entropy> _entropy;
+static bool                           _init_failed;
+
+
 int rumpuser_getrandom_backend(void *buf, size_t buflen, int flags, Genode::size_t *retp)
 {
-	*retp = Entropy::e()->read((char *)buf, buflen);
+	if (!_entropy.constructed()) {
+		if (_init_failed) {
+			*retp = 0;
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		try { _entropy.construct(Rump::env().heap()); }
+		catch (Entropy::Initialization_failed) {
+			_init_failed = true;
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	*retp = _entropy->read((char *)buf, buflen);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/repos/libports/ports/jitterentropy.hash b/repos/libports/ports/jitterentropy.hash
index 4ad8020d1..69ed87738 100644
--- a/repos/libports/ports/jitterentropy.hash
+++ b/repos/libports/ports/jitterentropy.hash
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0105c3c8c4b39c25aa0ecb7cd1ba6894571f37f0
+518a548281860815460342cf0e4afec305c07eee
diff --git a/repos/libports/src/lib/jitterentropy/jitterentropy-base-genode.cc b/repos/libports/src/lib/jitterentropy/jitterentropy-base-genode.cc
index 9c1300c5c..93712af7b 100644
--- a/repos/libports/src/lib/jitterentropy/jitterentropy-base-genode.cc
+++ b/repos/libports/src/lib/jitterentropy/jitterentropy-base-genode.cc
@@ -5,28 +5,40 @@
  */
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2014 Genode Labs GmbH
+ * Copyright (C) 2014-2017 Genode Labs GmbH
  *
  * This file is part of the Genode OS framework, which is distributed
  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2.
  */
 
 /* Genode includes */
-#include <base/env.h>
+#include <base/allocator.h>
+#include <util/string.h>
 
 /* local includes */
 #include <jitterentropy-base-genode.h>
 
 
+static Genode::Allocator *_alloc;
+
+
+void jitterentropy_init(Genode::Allocator &alloc)
+{
+	_alloc = &alloc;
+}
+
+
 void *jent_zalloc(size_t len)
 {
-	return Genode::env()->heap()->alloc(len);
+	if (!_alloc) { return 0; }
+	return _alloc->alloc(len);
 }
 
 
 void jent_zfree(void *ptr, unsigned int len)
 {
-	Genode::env()->heap()->free(ptr, len);
+	if (!_alloc) { return; }
+	_alloc->free(ptr, 0);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/repos/libports/src/lib/jitterentropy/jitterentropy-base-genode.h b/repos/libports/src/lib/jitterentropy/jitterentropy-base-genode.h
index 2abc7d90b..d983b9b3c 100644
--- a/repos/libports/src/lib/jitterentropy/jitterentropy-base-genode.h
+++ b/repos/libports/src/lib/jitterentropy/jitterentropy-base-genode.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2014 Genode Labs GmbH
+ * Copyright (C) 2014-2017 Genode Labs GmbH
  *
  * This file is part of the Genode OS framework, which is distributed
  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2.
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 /* needed type definitions */
 #include <base/fixed_stdint.h>
 
-typedef __SIZE_TYPE__     size_t;
+typedef unsigned long     size_t;
 typedef signed long      ssize_t;
 typedef genode_uint32_t uint32_t;
 typedef genode_uint64_t uint64_t;
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ typedef genode_int64_t  __s64;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
+
+#include <base/allocator.h>
+
+/* Genode specific function to set the backend allocator */
+void jitterentropy_init(Genode::Allocator &alloc);
+
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
diff --git a/repos/libports/src/lib/jitterentropy/jitterentropy_h.patch b/repos/libports/src/lib/jitterentropy/jitterentropy_h.patch
index 1d97dabe8..dc718fd78 100644
--- a/repos/libports/src/lib/jitterentropy/jitterentropy_h.patch
+++ b/repos/libports/src/lib/jitterentropy/jitterentropy_h.patch
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
---- a/jitterentropy.h	2014-04-07 21:07:13.000000000 +0200
-+++ b/jitterentropy.h	2014-08-18 14:42:32.609235231 +0200
-@@ -42,11 +42,15 @@
+--- a/jitterentropy.h.orig
++++ b/jitterentropy.h
+@@ -42,11 +42,19 @@
  #ifndef _JITTERENTROPY_H
  #define _JITTERENTROPY_H
  
@@ -12,7 +12,20 @@
  #else
  #include "jitterentropy-base-user.h"
  #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
++#endif
++
++#ifdef __cplusplus
++extern "C" {
 +#endif
  
  /* Statistical data from the entropy source */
  struct entropy_stat {
+@@ -171,4 +179,8 @@
+ 
+ /* -- END of statistical test function -- */
+ 
++#ifdef __cplusplus
++}
++#endif /* extern "C" */
++
+ #endif /* _JITTERENTROPY_H */
diff --git a/repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/jitterentropy/vfs.cc b/repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/jitterentropy/vfs.cc
index d2695736f..8e5a8098d 100644
--- a/repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/jitterentropy/vfs.cc
+++ b/repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/jitterentropy/vfs.cc
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ struct Jitterentropy_factory : Vfs::File_system_factory
 	                         Genode::Xml_node node,
 	                         Vfs::Io_response_handler &) override
 	{
-		return new (alloc) Jitterentropy_file_system(node);
+		return new (alloc) Jitterentropy_file_system(alloc, node);
 	}
 };
 
diff --git a/repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/jitterentropy/vfs_jitterentropy.h b/repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/jitterentropy/vfs_jitterentropy.h
index 1e77a2deb..dc4d42f2e 100644
--- a/repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/jitterentropy/vfs_jitterentropy.h
+++ b/repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/jitterentropy/vfs_jitterentropy.h
@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@
 #include <vfs/single_file_system.h>
 
 /* jitterentropy includes */
-extern "C" {
 #include <jitterentropy.h>
-}
 
 class Jitterentropy_file_system : public Vfs::Single_file_system
 {
@@ -30,8 +28,11 @@ class Jitterentropy_file_system : public Vfs::Single_file_system
 		struct rand_data *_ec_stir;
 		bool              _initialized;
 
-		bool _init_jitterentropy()
+		bool _init_jitterentropy(Genode::Allocator &alloc)
 		{
+			/* initialize private allocator backend */
+			jitterentropy_init(alloc);
+
 			int err = jent_entropy_init();
 			if (err) {
 				Genode::error("jitterentropy library could not be initialized!");
@@ -50,11 +51,12 @@ class Jitterentropy_file_system : public Vfs::Single_file_system
 
 	public:
 
-		Jitterentropy_file_system(Genode::Xml_node config)
+		Jitterentropy_file_system(Genode::Allocator &alloc,
+		                          Genode::Xml_node config)
 		:
 			Single_file_system(NODE_TYPE_CHAR_DEVICE, name(), config),
 			_ec_stir(0),
-			_initialized(_init_jitterentropy())
+			_initialized(_init_jitterentropy(alloc))
 		{ }
 
 		~Jitterentropy_file_system()