diff --git a/src/random.h b/src/random.h
index b4c42a42bb..c885f183b6 100644
--- a/src/random.h
+++ b/src/random.h
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     /** Generate random bytes. */
-    template <typename B = unsigned char>
+    template <BasicByte B = unsigned char>
     std::vector<B> randbytes(size_t len) noexcept
     {
         std::vector<B> ret(len);