diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index d4903408f4..c1f0a13bd0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ jobs:
             PKG_CONFIG_PATH: /home/runner/mbedtls/lib/pkgconfig  # Requires v3.6.0 or v2.28.8
             generate: -DCURL_USE_MBEDTLS=ON -DENABLE_DEBUG=ON
 
-          - name: 'mbedtls-pkg'
+          - name: 'mbedtls-pkg MultiSSL'
             install_packages: libnghttp2-dev libmbedtls-dev
-            generate: -DCURL_USE_MBEDTLS=ON -DENABLE_DEBUG=ON -DBUILD_LIBCURL_DOCS=OFF -DBUILD_MISC_DOCS=OFF -DENABLE_CURL_MANUAL=OFF
+            generate: -DCURL_USE_MBEDTLS=ON -DENABLE_DEBUG=ON -DCURL_DEFAULT_SSL_BACKEND=mbedtls -DCURL_USE_OPENSSL=ON -DBUILD_LIBCURL_DOCS=OFF -DBUILD_MISC_DOCS=OFF -DENABLE_CURL_MANUAL=OFF
 
           - name: 'mbedtls-pkg !pc'
             install_packages: libnghttp2-dev libmbedtls-dev
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos.yml b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
index 878a265264..180ae1c577 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
@@ -296,10 +296,10 @@ jobs:
             install: brotli wolfssl zstd
             install_steps: pytest
             generate: -DCURL_USE_WOLFSSL=ON -DCURL_DISABLE_LDAP=ON -DUSE_ECH=ON
-          - name: 'mbedTLS !ldap brotli zstd'
+          - name: 'mbedTLS !ldap brotli zstd MultiSSL'
             compiler: llvm@18
             install: brotli mbedtls zstd
-            generate: -DCURL_USE_MBEDTLS=ON -DCURL_DISABLE_LDAP=ON
+            generate: -DCURL_USE_MBEDTLS=ON -DCURL_DISABLE_LDAP=ON -DCURL_DEFAULT_SSL_BACKEND=mbedtls -DCURL_USE_OPENSSL=ON
           - name: 'GnuTLS !ldap krb5'
             install: gnutls nettle krb5
             generate: -DENABLE_DEBUG=ON -DCURL_USE_GNUTLS=ON -DCURL_USE_OPENSSL=OFF -DCURL_USE_GSSAPI=ON -DGSS_ROOT_DIR=/opt/homebrew/opt/krb5 -DCURL_DISABLE_LDAP=ON -DUSE_SSLS_EXPORT=ON
diff --git a/lib/vtls/vtls.c b/lib/vtls/vtls.c
index db4e57342e..d2a53cb44d 100644
--- a/lib/vtls/vtls.c
+++ b/lib/vtls/vtls.c
@@ -882,6 +882,14 @@ static int multissl_init(void)
   return 1;
 }
 
+static CURLcode multissl_random(struct Curl_easy *data,
+                                unsigned char *entropy, size_t length)
+{
+  if(multissl_setup(NULL))
+    return CURLE_FAILED_INIT;
+  return Curl_ssl->random(data, entropy, length);
+}
+
 static CURLcode multissl_connect(struct Curl_cfilter *cf,
                                  struct Curl_easy *data, bool *done)
 {
@@ -943,7 +951,7 @@ static const struct Curl_ssl Curl_ssl_multi = {
   multissl_version,                  /* version */
   NULL,                              /* shutdown */
   NULL,                              /* data_pending */
-  NULL,                              /* random */
+  multissl_random,                   /* random */
   NULL,                              /* cert_status_request */
   multissl_connect,                  /* connect */
   multissl_adjust_pollset,           /* adjust_pollset */