diff --git a/eo/src/utils/eoRNG.cpp b/eo/src/utils/eoRNG.cpp
index fadc1aa2..36f6a489 100644
--- a/eo/src/utils/eoRNG.cpp
+++ b/eo/src/utils/eoRNG.cpp
@@ -3,5 +3,8 @@
 
 /// The global object, should probably be initialized with an xor
 /// between time and process_id.
+namespace eo
+{
 eoRng rng((uint32) time(0));
+}
 
diff --git a/eo/src/utils/eoRNG.h b/eo/src/utils/eoRNG.h
index 849de003..027da5d5 100644
--- a/eo/src/utils/eoRNG.h
+++ b/eo/src/utils/eoRNG.h
@@ -279,7 +279,13 @@ private :
 /**
 	The one and only global eoRng object
 */
+namespace eo
+{
 extern eoRng rng;
+}
+
+using eo::rng;
+
 
 // Implementation of some eoRng members.... Don't mind the mess, it does work.