diff --git a/features.in/ntp/config.mk b/features.in/ntp/config.mk
index e5085d18..ad0edd07 100644
--- a/features.in/ntp/config.mk
+++ b/features.in/ntp/config.mk
@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
 use/ntp: use/services use/pkgpriorities
 	@$(call add_feature)
-	@$(call add,THE_PACKAGES,openntpd)
-	@$(call add,PINNED_PACKAGES,openntpd)
-	@$(call add,DEFAULT_SERVICES_ENABLE,ntpd)
+	@$(call add,THE_PACKAGES,$$(THE_NTPD))
+	@$(call add,PINNED_PACKAGES,$$(THE_NTPD))
+	@$(call add,DEFAULT_SERVICES_ENABLE,$$(THE_NTPD_SERVICE))
+	@$(call try,THE_PACKAGES,openntpd)
+	@$(call try,PINNED_PACKAGES,openntpd)
+	@$(call try,DEFAULT_SERVICES_ENABLE,ntpd)
 
 use/ntp/client: use/ntp
+	@$(call set,THE_NTPD,openntpd)
+	@$(call set,THE_NTPD_SERVICE,ntpd)
 	@$(call add,NTP_SERVERS,pool.ntp.org)
 	@$(call xport,NTP_SERVERS)
+
+use/ntp/chrony: use/ntp
+	@$(call set,THE_NTPD,chrony)
+	@$(call set,THE_NTPD_SERVICE,chronyd)