diff --git a/src/runtime/algorithm.go b/src/runtime/algorithm.go
index 15487176..35e2e260 100644
--- a/src/runtime/algorithm.go
+++ b/src/runtime/algorithm.go
@@ -25,6 +25,22 @@ func xorshift32(x uint32) uint32 {
 	return x
 }
 
+// This function is used by hash/maphash.
+func fastrand64() uint64 {
+	xorshift64State = xorshiftMult64(xorshift64State)
+	return xorshift64State
+}
+
+var xorshift64State uint64 = 1
+
+// 64-bit xorshift multiply rng from http://vigna.di.unimi.it/ftp/papers/xorshift.pdf
+func xorshiftMult64(x uint64) uint64 {
+	x ^= x >> 12 // a
+	x ^= x << 25 // b
+	x ^= x >> 27 // c
+	return x * 2685821657736338717
+}
+
 // This function is used by hash/maphash.
 func memhash(p unsafe.Pointer, seed, s uintptr) uintptr {
 	if unsafe.Sizeof(uintptr(0)) > 4 {