diff --git a/util/token.c b/util/token.c
index cf6034a32..1b839aaa6 100644
--- a/util/token.c
+++ b/util/token.c
@@ -1,20 +1,31 @@
+#define _POSIX_C_SOURCE 200809L
 #include "util/token.h"
 #include "wlr/util/log.h"
 
+#include <fcntl.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 bool generate_token(char out[static TOKEN_STRLEN]) {
 	static FILE *urandom = NULL;
 	uint64_t data[2];
 
 	if (!urandom) {
-		if (!(urandom = fopen("/dev/urandom", "r"))) {
+		int fd = open("/dev/urandom", O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
+		if (fd < 0) {
 			wlr_log_errno(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to open random device");
 			return false;
 		}
+		if (!(urandom = fdopen(fd, "r"))) {
+			wlr_log_errno(WLR_ERROR, "fdopen failed");
+			close(fd);
+			return false;
+		}
 	}
 	if (fread(data, sizeof(data), 1, urandom) != 1) {
 		wlr_log_errno(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to read from random device");