diff --git a/demos/poem/wxpoem.cpp b/demos/poem/wxpoem.cpp
index e0c04ad435..9bdca453e9 100644
--- a/demos/poem/wxpoem.cpp
+++ b/demos/poem/wxpoem.cpp
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ void            CreateFonts();
     #include "wx/clipbrd.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifdef __WXWINCE__
+    STDAPI_(__int64) CeGetRandomSeed();
+#endif
+
 IMPLEMENT_APP(MyApp)
 
 MainWindow *TheMainWindow = NULL;
@@ -523,10 +527,14 @@ bool MyApp::OnInit()
   ReadPreferences();
 
   // Seed the random number generator
+#ifdef __WXWINCE__
+  srand((unsigned) CeGetRandomSeed());
+#else
   time_t current_time;
 
   (void)time(&current_time);
   srand((unsigned int)current_time);
+#endif
 
 //    randomize();
   pages[0] = 0;