diff --git a/units/systemd-timesyncd.service.in b/units/systemd-timesyncd.service.in
index 39edafc8d2..8219c95a08 100644
--- a/units/systemd-timesyncd.service.in
+++ b/units/systemd-timesyncd.service.in
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 Description=Network Time Synchronization
 Documentation=man:systemd-timesyncd.service(8)
 ConditionCapability=CAP_SYS_TIME
-ConditionVirtualization=no
+ConditionVirtualization=!container
 DefaultDependencies=no
 RequiresMountsFor=/var/lib/systemd/clock
 After=systemd-remount-fs.service systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service systemd-sysusers.service