@@ -512,6 +512,10 @@ typedef struct {
 } _Py_HashSecret_t;
 PyAPI_DATA(_Py_HashSecret_t) _Py_HashSecret;
 
+#ifdef Py_DEBUG
+PyAPI_DATA(int) _Py_HashSecret_Initialized;
+#endif
+
 /* Helper for passing objects to printf and the like */
 #define PyObject_REPR(obj) PyString_AS_STRING(PyObject_Repr(obj))
 
 
@@ -1209,6 +1209,7 @@ string_hash(PyStringObject *a)
     register unsigned char *p;
     register long x;
 
+    assert(_Py_HashSecret_Initialized);
     if (a->ob_shash != -1)
         return a->ob_shash;
     len = Py_SIZE(a);
 
@@ -6692,6 +6692,7 @@ unicode_hash(PyUnicodeObject *self)
     register Py_UNICODE *p;
     register long x;
 
+    assert(_Py_HashSecret_Initialized);
     if (self->hash != -1)
         return self->hash;
     len = PyUnicode_GET_SIZE(self);
 
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #endif
 
-static int random_initialized = 0;
+#ifdef Py_DEBUG
+int _Py_HashSecret_Initialized = 0;
+#else
+static int _Py_HashSecret_Initialized = 0;
+#endif
 
 #ifdef MS_WINDOWS
 typedef BOOL (WINAPI *CRYPTACQUIRECONTEXTA)(HCRYPTPROV *phProv,\
@@ -246,11 +250,11 @@ _PyRandom_Init(void)
 {
     char *env;
     void *secret = &_Py_HashSecret;
-    Py_ssize_t secret_size = sizeof(_Py_HashSecret);
+    Py_ssize_t secret_size = sizeof(_Py_HashSecret_t);
 
-    if (random_initialized)
+    if (_Py_HashSecret_Initialized)
         return;
-    random_initialized = 1;
+    _Py_HashSecret_Initialized = 1;
 
     /*
       By default, hash randomization is disabled, and only