diff --git a/hmatrix.cabal b/hmatrix.cabal
--- a/hmatrix.cabal
+++ b/hmatrix.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:               hmatrix
-Version:            0.16.1.1
+Version:            0.16.1.2
 License:            BSD3
 License-file:       LICENSE
 Author:             Alberto Ruiz
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
         if arch(i386)
             cc-options: -arch i386
         frameworks: Accelerate
+        cpp-options: -DOSX
 
     if os(freebsd)
        extra-lib-dirs: /usr/local/lib
diff --git a/src/C/vector-aux.c b/src/C/vector-aux.c
--- a/src/C/vector-aux.c
+++ b/src/C/vector-aux.c
@@ -700,6 +700,61 @@
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+#ifdef OSX
+
+#pragma message "randomVector is not thread-safe in OSX"
+
+double gaussrand(int *phase, double *pV1, double *pV2, double *pS)
+{
+	double V1=*pV1, V2=*pV2, S=*pS;
+	double X;
+
+	if(*phase == 0) {
+		do {
+            double U1 = (double)random() / (double)RAND_MAX;
+			double U2 = (double)random() / (double)RAND_MAX;
+
+			V1 = 2 * U1 - 1;
+			V2 = 2 * U2 - 1;
+			S = V1 * V1 + V2 * V2;
+			} while(S >= 1 || S == 0);
+
+		X = V1 * sqrt(-2 * log(S) / S);
+	} else
+		X = V2 * sqrt(-2 * log(S) / S);
+
+	*phase = 1 - *phase;
+    *pV1=V1; *pV2=V2; *pS=S;
+
+	return X;
+
+}
+
+int random_vector(unsigned int seed, int code, DVEC(r)) {
+    int phase = 0;
+    double V1,V2,S;
+    
+    int k;
+    switch (code) {
+      case 0: { // uniform
+        for (k=0; k<rn; k++) {
+            rp[k] = (double)random() / (double)RAND_MAX;
+        }
+        OK
+      }
+      case 1: { // gaussian
+        for (k=0; k<rn; k++) {
+            rp[k] = gaussrand(&phase,&V1,&V2,&S);
+        }
+        OK
+      }
+
+      default: ERROR(BAD_CODE);
+    }
+}
+
+#else
+
 inline double urandom(struct random_data * buffer) {
     int32_t res;
     random_r(buffer,&res);
@@ -765,6 +820,8 @@
       default: ERROR(BAD_CODE);
     }
 }
+
+#endif
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////