diff --git a/util/crypto/mnemonic.go b/util/crypto/mnemonic.go
index 9f55f6b8..3b388bcc 100644
--- a/util/crypto/mnemonic.go
+++ b/util/crypto/mnemonic.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func (g MnemonicGenerator) WithWordCount(wc int) (Mnemonic, error) {
 	default:
 		return "", ErrInvalidWordCount
 	}
-	return g.WithWordCount(size)
+	return g.WithRandomEntropy(size)
 }
 
 func (g MnemonicGenerator) WithRandomEntropy(size int) (Mnemonic, error) {