diff --git a/malloc/malloc.c b/malloc/malloc.c
index 198e78a162..bcb6e5b83c 100644
--- a/malloc/malloc.c
+++ b/malloc/malloc.c
@@ -3139,7 +3139,9 @@ static uintptr_t tcache_key;
 static void
 tcache_key_initialize (void)
 {
-  if (__getrandom_nocancel (&tcache_key, sizeof(tcache_key), GRND_NONBLOCK)
+  /* We need to use the _nostatus version here, see BZ 29624.  */
+  if (__getrandom_nocancel_nostatus (&tcache_key, sizeof(tcache_key),
+				     GRND_NONBLOCK)
       != sizeof (tcache_key))
     {
       tcache_key = random_bits ();
diff --git a/sysdeps/generic/not-cancel.h b/sysdeps/generic/not-cancel.h
index d9a6cba443..2dd1064600 100644
--- a/sysdeps/generic/not-cancel.h
+++ b/sysdeps/generic/not-cancel.h
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@
   __fcntl64 (fd, cmd, __VA_ARGS__)
 #define __getrandom_nocancel(buf, size, flags) \
   __getrandom (buf, size, flags)
+#define __getrandom_nocancel_nostatus(buf, size, flags) \
+  __getrandom (buf, size, flags)
 #define __poll_infinity_nocancel(fds, nfds) \
   __poll (fds, nfds, -1)
 
diff --git a/sysdeps/mach/hurd/not-cancel.h b/sysdeps/mach/hurd/not-cancel.h
index 411f5796ae..69fb3c00ef 100644
--- a/sysdeps/mach/hurd/not-cancel.h
+++ b/sysdeps/mach/hurd/not-cancel.h
@@ -76,8 +76,10 @@ __typeof (__fcntl) __fcntl_nocancel;
 #define __fcntl64_nocancel(...) \
   __fcntl_nocancel (__VA_ARGS__)
 
+/* Non cancellable getrandom syscall that does not also set errno in case of
+   failure.  */
 static inline ssize_t
-__getrandom_nocancel (void *buf, size_t buflen, unsigned int flags)
+__getrandom_nocancel_nostatus (void *buf, size_t buflen, unsigned int flags)
 {
   int save_errno = errno;
   ssize_t r = __getrandom (buf, buflen, flags);
@@ -86,6 +88,9 @@ __getrandom_nocancel (void *buf, size_t buflen, unsigned int flags)
   return r;
 }
 
+#define __getrandom_nocancel(buf, size, flags) \
+  __getrandom (buf, size, flags)
+
 #define __poll_infinity_nocancel(fds, nfds) \
   __poll (fds, nfds, -1)
 
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/not-cancel.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/not-cancel.h
index 50483d9e74..2a7585b73f 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/not-cancel.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/not-cancel.h
@@ -85,6 +85,14 @@ __writev_nocancel_nostatus (int fd, const struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt)
 
 static inline ssize_t
 __getrandom_nocancel (void *buf, size_t buflen, unsigned int flags)
+{
+  return INLINE_SYSCALL_CALL (getrandom, buf, buflen, flags);
+}
+
+/* Non cancellable getrandom syscall that does not also set errno in case of
+   failure.  */
+static inline ssize_t
+__getrandom_nocancel_nostatus (void *buf, size_t buflen, unsigned int flags)
 {
   return INTERNAL_SYSCALL_CALL (getrandom, buf, buflen, flags);
 }