diff --git a/src/c/num_rand.d b/src/c/num_rand.d
index 44958b658..89c483bcd 100644
--- a/src/c/num_rand.d
+++ b/src/c/num_rand.d
@@ -300,6 +300,20 @@ ecl_make_random_state(cl_object rs)
   case t_fixnum:
     z->random.value = init_genrand(ecl_fixnum(rs));
     break;
+  case t_vector: /* intentionaly undocumented (only for internal use) */
+#if ECL_FIXNUM_BITS > 32
+    if (rs->vector.dim == 313 && rs->vector.elttype == ecl_aet_b64) {
+      z = ecl_alloc_object(t_random);
+      z->random.value = cl_copy_seq(rs);
+      break;
+    }
+#else  /* 32 bit version */
+    if (rs->vector.dim == 625 && rs->vector.elttype == ecl_aet_b32) {
+      z = ecl_alloc_object(t_random);
+      z->random.value = cl_copy_seq(rs);
+      break;
+    }
+#endif
   default:
     FEwrong_type_only_arg(@[make-random-state], rs,
                           ecl_read_from_cstring(type));
diff --git a/src/c/read.d b/src/c/read.d
index c5f5388f1..ba92e522c 100644
--- a/src/c/read.d
+++ b/src/c/read.d
@@ -1383,26 +1383,7 @@ sharp_dollar_reader(cl_object in, cl_object c, cl_object d)
   if (d != ECL_NIL && !read_suppress)
     extra_argument('$', in, d);
   c = ecl_read_object(in);
-
-  switch (ecl_t_of(c)) {
-  case t_vector:
-#if ECL_FIXNUM_BITS > 32
-    if (c->vector.dim == 313 && c->vector.elttype == ecl_aet_b64) {
-      rs = ecl_alloc_object(t_random);
-      rs->random.value = cl_copy_seq(c);
-      break;
-    }
-#else  /* 32 bit version */
-    if (c->vector.dim == 625 && c->vector.elttype == ecl_aet_b32) {
-      rs = ecl_alloc_object(t_random);
-      rs->random.value = cl_copy_seq(c);
-      break;
-    }
-#endif
-  default:
-    rs = ecl_make_random_state(c);
-    break;
-  }
+  rs = ecl_make_random_state(c);
 
   @(return rs);
 }