diff --git a/libs/openFrameworks/utils/ofUtils.h b/libs/openFrameworks/utils/ofUtils.h
index 2e807588403..42074590ab4 100644
--- a/libs/openFrameworks/utils/ofUtils.h
+++ b/libs/openFrameworks/utils/ofUtils.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <type_traits>
+#include <random>
 
 /// \section Elapsed Time
 /// \brief Reset the elapsed time counter.
@@ -225,7 +226,8 @@ int ofGetWeekday();
 /// \sa http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/algorithm/random_shuffle/
 template<class T>
 void ofRandomize(std::vector<T>& values) {
-	random_shuffle(values.begin(), values.end());
+    //switch from random_shuffle ( removed in some C++17 impl )
+    std::shuffle(values.begin(), values.end(), std::default_random_engine(0));
 }
 
 /// \brief Conditionally remove values from a vector.