diff --git a/ecal/core/src/io/udp/snd_raw_buffer.cpp b/ecal/core/src/io/udp/snd_raw_buffer.cpp
index e90875af88..2ab8c15e2f 100644
--- a/ecal/core/src/io/udp/snd_raw_buffer.cpp
+++ b/ecal/core/src/io/udp/snd_raw_buffer.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
  * @brief  raw message buffer handling
 **/
 
+#include <chrono>
+#include <mutex>
 #include <thread>
 
 #include "ecal_process.h"
@@ -129,8 +131,18 @@ namespace eCAL
       msg_header.type = msg_type_header;
       {
         // create random number for message id
-        static unsigned long x = 123456789, y = 362436069, z = 521288629;
-        msg_header.id = xorshf96(x, y, z);
+        {
+          static std::mutex xorshf96_mtx;
+          const std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(xorshf96_mtx);
+
+          static unsigned long x = static_cast<unsigned long>(std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(
+            std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now().time_since_epoch()).count()
+            );
+          static unsigned long y = 362436069;
+          static unsigned long z = 521288629;
+
+          msg_header.id = xorshf96(x, y, z);
+        }
       }
       msg_header.num = total_packet_num;
       msg_header.len = int32_t(buf_len_);