diff --git a/scripts/vlsi_mem_gen b/scripts/vlsi_mem_gen
index d5ec2b17..b1374820 100755
--- a/scripts/vlsi_mem_gen
+++ b/scripts/vlsi_mem_gen
@@ -101,6 +101,13 @@ def gen_mem(name, width, depth, mask_gran, mask_seg, ports):
     sequential.append('  if (%s) reg_%saddr <= %saddr;' % (en, prefix, prefix))
     combinational.append('`ifdef RANDOMIZE_GARBAGE_ASSIGN')
     combinational.append('reg [%d:0] %srandom;' % (((width-1)//32+1)*32-1, prefix))
+    combinational.append('`ifdef RANDOMIZE_MEM_INIT')
+    combinational.append('  initial begin')
+    combinational.append('    #0.002 begin end')
+    combinational.append('    reg_%sren = $random;' % prefix)
+    combinational.append('    %srandom = {%s};' % (prefix, ', '.join(['$random'] * ((width-1)//32+1))))
+    combinational.append('  end')
+    combinational.append('`endif')
     combinational.append('always @(posedge %sclk) %srandom <= {%s};' % (prefix, prefix, ', '.join(['$random'] * ((width-1)//32+1))))
     combinational.append('assign %s = reg_%sren ? ram[reg_%saddr] : %srandom[%d:0];' % (data, prefix, prefix, prefix, width-1))
     combinational.append('`else')