diff --git a/crypto/drbg.c b/crypto/drbg.c
index 4bb5f93c94cd..7f772c2de45d 100644
--- a/crypto/drbg.c
+++ b/crypto/drbg.c
@@ -1390,12 +1390,13 @@ static int drbg_generate_long(struct drbg_state *drbg,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void drbg_schedule_async_seed(struct random_ready_callback *rdy)
+static int drbg_schedule_async_seed(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long action, void *data)
 {
-	struct drbg_state *drbg = container_of(rdy, struct drbg_state,
+	struct drbg_state *drbg = container_of(nb, struct drbg_state,
 					       random_ready);
 
 	schedule_work(&drbg->seed_work);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int drbg_prepare_hrng(struct drbg_state *drbg)
@@ -1408,10 +1409,8 @@ static int drbg_prepare_hrng(struct drbg_state *drbg)
 
 	INIT_WORK(&drbg->seed_work, drbg_async_seed);
 
-	drbg->random_ready.owner = THIS_MODULE;
-	drbg->random_ready.func = drbg_schedule_async_seed;
-
-	err = add_random_ready_callback(&drbg->random_ready);
+	drbg->random_ready.notifier_call = drbg_schedule_async_seed;
+	err = register_random_ready_notifier(&drbg->random_ready);
 
 	switch (err) {
 	case 0:
@@ -1422,7 +1421,7 @@ static int drbg_prepare_hrng(struct drbg_state *drbg)
 		/* fall through */
 
 	default:
-		drbg->random_ready.func = NULL;
+		drbg->random_ready.notifier_call = NULL;
 		return err;
 	}
 
@@ -1528,8 +1527,8 @@ static int drbg_instantiate(struct drbg_state *drbg, struct drbg_string *pers,
  */
 static int drbg_uninstantiate(struct drbg_state *drbg)
 {
-	if (drbg->random_ready.func) {
-		del_random_ready_callback(&drbg->random_ready);
+	if (drbg->random_ready.notifier_call) {
+		unregister_random_ready_notifier(&drbg->random_ready);
 		cancel_work_sync(&drbg->seed_work);
 		crypto_free_rng(drbg->jent);
 		drbg->jent = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index 753630718c6b..b451bb0255e4 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ static int crng_init = 0;
 /* Various types of waiters for crng_init->2 transition. */
 static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(crng_init_wait);
 static struct fasync_struct *fasync;
-static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(random_ready_list_lock);
-static LIST_HEAD(random_ready_list);
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(random_ready_chain_lock);
+static RAW_NOTIFIER_HEAD(random_ready_chain);
 
 /* Control how we warn userspace. */
 static struct ratelimit_state unseeded_warning =
@@ -148,72 +148,45 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(wait_for_random_bytes);
  *
  * returns: 0 if callback is successfully added
  *	    -EALREADY if pool is already initialised (callback not called)
- *	    -ENOENT if module for callback is not alive
  */
-int add_random_ready_callback(struct random_ready_callback *rdy)
+int register_random_ready_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
 {
-	struct module *owner;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	int err = -EALREADY;
+	int ret = -EALREADY;
 
 	if (crng_ready())
-		return err;
+		return ret;
 
-	owner = rdy->owner;
-	if (!try_module_get(owner))
-		return -ENOENT;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&random_ready_list_lock, flags);
-	if (crng_ready())
-		goto out;
-
-	owner = NULL;
-
-	list_add(&rdy->list, &random_ready_list);
-	err = 0;
-
-out:
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&random_ready_list_lock, flags);
-
-	module_put(owner);
-
-	return err;
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&random_ready_chain_lock, flags);
+	if (!crng_ready())
+		ret = raw_notifier_chain_register(&random_ready_chain, nb);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&random_ready_chain_lock, flags);
+	return ret;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(add_random_ready_callback);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_random_ready_notifier);
 
 /*
  * Delete a previously registered readiness callback function.
  */
-void del_random_ready_callback(struct random_ready_callback *rdy)
+int unregister_random_ready_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
-	struct module *owner = NULL;
+	int ret;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&random_ready_list_lock, flags);
-	if (!list_empty(&rdy->list)) {
-		list_del_init(&rdy->list);
-		owner = rdy->owner;
-	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&random_ready_list_lock, flags);
-
-	module_put(owner);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&random_ready_chain_lock, flags);
+	ret = raw_notifier_chain_unregister(&random_ready_chain, nb);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&random_ready_chain_lock, flags);
+	return ret;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(del_random_ready_callback);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_random_ready_notifier);
 
 static void process_random_ready_list(void)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
-	struct random_ready_callback *rdy, *tmp;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&random_ready_list_lock, flags);
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(rdy, tmp, &random_ready_list, list) {
-		struct module *owner = rdy->owner;
-
-		list_del_init(&rdy->list);
-		rdy->func(rdy);
-		module_put(owner);
-	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&random_ready_list_lock, flags);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&random_ready_chain_lock, flags);
+	raw_notifier_call_chain(&random_ready_chain, 0, NULL);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&random_ready_chain_lock, flags);
 }
 
 #define warn_unseeded_randomness(previous) \
diff --git a/include/crypto/drbg.h b/include/crypto/drbg.h
index 22f884c97387..53a008b7bfe9 100644
--- a/include/crypto/drbg.h
+++ b/include/crypto/drbg.h
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ struct drbg_state {
 	const struct drbg_state_ops *d_ops;
 	const struct drbg_core *core;
 	struct drbg_string test_data;
-	struct random_ready_callback random_ready;
+	struct notifier_block random_ready;
 };
 
 static inline __u8 drbg_statelen(struct drbg_state *drbg)
diff --git a/include/linux/random.h b/include/linux/random.h
index 5598f8105eff..b039f7cfa46a 100644
--- a/include/linux/random.h
+++ b/include/linux/random.h
@@ -10,11 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <uapi/linux/random.h>
 
-struct random_ready_callback {
-	struct list_head list;
-	void (*func)(struct random_ready_callback *rdy);
-	struct module *owner;
-};
+struct notifier_block;
 
 extern void add_device_randomness(const void *, size_t);
 extern void add_bootloader_randomness(const void *, size_t);
@@ -39,8 +35,8 @@ extern void get_random_bytes(void *buf, size_t nbytes);
 extern int wait_for_random_bytes(void);
 extern int __init rand_initialize(void);
 extern bool rng_is_initialized(void);
-extern int add_random_ready_callback(struct random_ready_callback *rdy);
-extern void del_random_ready_callback(struct random_ready_callback *rdy);
+extern int register_random_ready_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
+extern int unregister_random_ready_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
 extern size_t __must_check get_random_bytes_arch(void *buf, size_t nbytes);
 
 #ifndef MODULE
diff --git a/lib/random32.c b/lib/random32.c
index 464cad475f54..7e630025cbc3 100644
--- a/lib/random32.c
+++ b/lib/random32.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/notifier.h>
 #include <asm/unaligned.h>
 
 /**
@@ -545,9 +546,11 @@ static void prandom_reseed(unsigned long dontcare)
  * To avoid worrying about whether it's safe to delay that interrupt
  * long enough to seed all CPUs, just schedule an immediate timer event.
  */
-static void prandom_timer_start(struct random_ready_callback *unused)
+static int prandom_timer_start(struct notifier_block *nb,
+			       unsigned long action, void *data)
 {
 	mod_timer(&seed_timer, jiffies);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -556,13 +559,13 @@ static void prandom_timer_start(struct random_ready_callback *unused)
  */
 static int __init prandom_init_late(void)
 {
-	static struct random_ready_callback random_ready = {
-		.func = prandom_timer_start
+	static struct notifier_block random_ready = {
+		.notifier_call = prandom_timer_start
 	};
-	int ret = add_random_ready_callback(&random_ready);
+	int ret = register_random_ready_notifier(&random_ready);
 
 	if (ret == -EALREADY) {
-		prandom_timer_start(&random_ready);
+		prandom_timer_start(&random_ready, 0, NULL);
 		ret = 0;
 	}
 	return ret;