diff --git a/contrib/quix/lib/quix/kernel.rb b/contrib/quix/lib/quix/kernel.rb
index f81813f68..5fb22825b 100644
--- a/contrib/quix/lib/quix/kernel.rb
+++ b/contrib/quix/lib/quix/kernel.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def gensym(prefix = nil)
             @count += 1
           }
         }
-        "#{prefix || :G}_#{count}_#{rand}".to_sym
+        "#{prefix || :G}_#{count}".to_sym
       end
     end
     include Gensym