diff --git a/share/runtime-cleanup.tmpl b/share/runtime-cleanup.tmpl
index 0552669d..d4cb3bf1 100644
--- a/share/runtime-cleanup.tmpl
+++ b/share/runtime-cleanup.tmpl
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ removepkg logrotate
 remove /etc/logrotate.d
 ## anaconda needs this to do media check
 removefrom isomd5sum --allbut /usr/bin/checkisomd5
+## remove ntp keep only config file
+removefrom ntp --allbut /etc/ntp.conf
 
 ## various other things we remove to save space
 removepkg avahi-autoipd coreutils-libs dash db4-utils diffutils file
diff --git a/share/runtime-install.tmpl b/share/runtime-install.tmpl
index 62bb4d9f..179922bb 100644
--- a/share/runtime-install.tmpl
+++ b/share/runtime-install.tmpl
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ installpkg tigervnc-server-module
 %endif
 installpkg net-tools
 
+## ntp packages
+installpkg ntp
+
 ## hardware utilities/libraries
 installpkg pciutils usbutils ipmitool
 installpkg mt-st smartmontools