diff --git a/main/rtp.c b/main/rtp.c
index d75fe4852e..cec29dc4af 100644
--- a/main/rtp.c
+++ b/main/rtp.c
@@ -1998,6 +1998,7 @@ int ast_rtp_settos(struct ast_rtp *rtp, int tos)
 void ast_rtp_new_source(struct ast_rtp *rtp)
 {
 	rtp->set_marker_bit = 1;
+	rtp->ssrc = ast_random();
 	return;
 }