diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/random/shuffle/lib/factory.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/random/shuffle/lib/factory.js
index 91544cb5ddc8..37ab8b64f2b0 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/random/shuffle/lib/factory.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/random/shuffle/lib/factory.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ function factory( config ) {
 			throw err;
 		}
 	}
-	if ( config && config.seed ) {
+	if ( config && Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call( config, 'seed' ) ) {
 		rand = randu({
 			'seed': config.seed
 		});