diff --git a/pkg/ip/link_linux.go b/pkg/ip/link_linux.go
index 94e14f22..9e6f17c6 100644
--- a/pkg/ip/link_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/ip/link_linux.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func makeVeth(name, vethPeerName string, mtu int, mac string, hostNS ns.NetNS) (
 // RandomVethName returns string "veth" with random prefix (hashed from entropy)
 func RandomVethName() (string, error) {
 	entropy := make([]byte, 4)
-	_, err := rand.Reader.Read(entropy)
+	_, err := rand.Read(entropy)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to generate random veth name: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/testutils/netns_linux.go b/pkg/testutils/netns_linux.go
index f009bfb0..b9683a3a 100644
--- a/pkg/testutils/netns_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/testutils/netns_linux.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func NewNS() (ns.NetNS, error) {
 	nsRunDir := getNsRunDir()
 
 	b := make([]byte, 16)
-	_, err := rand.Reader.Read(b)
+	_, err := rand.Read(b)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to generate random netns name: %v", err)
 	}