diff --git a/fish-rust/src/builtins/random.rs b/fish-rust/src/builtins/random.rs
index bcded00c5..9eb498255 100644
--- a/fish-rust/src/builtins/random.rs
+++ b/fish-rust/src/builtins/random.rs
@@ -165,10 +165,7 @@ fn parse<T: PrimInt>(
     };
 
     // Safe because end was a valid i64 and the result here is in the range start..=end.
-    let result: i64 = start
-        .checked_add_unsigned(rand * step)
-        .and_then(|x| x.try_into().ok())
-        .unwrap();
+    let result: i64 = (start as u64 + (rand * step) as u64) as i64;
 
     streams.out.append(sprintf!(L!("%d\n"), result));
     return STATUS_CMD_OK;