diff --git a/src/detect.c b/src/detect.c
index 13676f48a..3a25d45fb 100644
--- a/src/detect.c
+++ b/src/detect.c
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ int src_cursed;
             obj.ox = x;
             obj.oy = y;
         }
-        obj.otyp = !Hallucination ? GOLD_PIECE : random_object(rn2_on_display_rng);
+        obj.otyp = !Hallucination ? GOLD_PIECE : random_object(rn2);
         obj.quan = (long) ((obj.otyp == GOLD_PIECE) ? rnd(10)
                            : objects[obj.otyp].oc_merge ? rnd(2) : 1);
         obj.corpsenm = random_monster(rn2); /* if otyp == CORPSE */