diff --git a/src/random.cpp b/src/random.cpp
index 5b605e988d0..ead9f92c0f2 100644
--- a/src/random.cpp
+++ b/src/random.cpp
@@ -192,11 +192,38 @@ uint64_t GetRdSeed() noexcept
 #elif defined(__aarch64__) && defined(HWCAP2_RNG)
 
 bool g_rndr_supported = false;
+bool g_rndrrs_supported = false;
+
+// Helper function to retrieve random value using RNDRRS
+bool GetRNDRRSInternal(uint64_t &r1) noexcept
+{
+    uint8_t ok = 0;
+    __asm__ volatile("mrs %0, s3_3_c2_c4_1; cset %w1, ne;"
+                     : "=r"(r1), "=r"(ok)::"cc");
+    return ok != 0;
+}
+
+
+/** Verify if RNDRRS is supported and functional.
+ * Return true if it works within the retry limit.
+ */
+bool VerifyRNDRRS() noexcept
+{
+    uint64_t test;
+    for (int retry = 0; retry < 10; ++retry) {
+        if (GetRNDRRSInternal(test)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        __asm__ volatile("yield");
+    }
+    return false;
+}
 
 void InitHardwareRand()
 {
     if (getauxval(AT_HWCAP2) & HWCAP2_RNG) {
         g_rndr_supported = true;
+        g_rndrrs_supported = VerifyRNDRRS();
     }
 }
 
@@ -204,8 +231,10 @@ void ReportHardwareRand()
 {
     // This must be done in a separate function, as InitHardwareRand() may be indirectly called
     // from global constructors, before logging is initialized.
-    if (g_rndr_supported) {
+    if (g_rndr_supported && g_rndrrs_supported) {
         LogPrintf("Using RNDR and RNDRRS as additional entropy sources\n");
+    } else if (g_rndr_supported) {
+        LogPrintf("Using RNDR as an additional entropy source\n");
     }
 }
 
@@ -228,20 +257,14 @@ uint64_t GetRNDR() noexcept
 }
 
 /** Read 64 bits of entropy using rndrrs.
- *
  * Must only be called when RNDRRS is supported.
  */
 uint64_t GetRNDRRS() noexcept
 {
-    uint8_t ok = 0;
     uint64_t r1;
-    do {
-        // https://developer.arm.com/documentation/ddi0601/2022-12/AArch64-Registers/RNDRRS--Reseeded-Random-Number
-        __asm__ volatile("mrs %0, s3_3_c2_c4_1; cset %w1, ne;"
-                         : "=r"(r1), "=r"(ok)::"cc");
-        if (ok) break;
+    while (!GetRNDRRSInternal(r1)) {
         __asm__ volatile("yield");
-    } while (true);
+    }
     return r1;
 }
 
@@ -295,7 +318,7 @@ void SeedHardwareSlow(CSHA512& hasher) noexcept {
         return;
     }
 #elif defined(__aarch64__) && defined(HWCAP2_RNG)
-    if (g_rndr_supported) {
+    if (g_rndrrs_supported) {
         for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
             uint64_t out = GetRNDRRS();
             hasher.Write((const unsigned char*)&out, sizeof(out));