diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e39b9a1a..b421ea66 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -348,8 +348,10 @@ $(LIVE_INITRD): sysroot
 	echo require single-user exit-code > $(LIVE_INITRD).d/etc/init/default
 	echo "root::0:0:root:/root:sh" > $(LIVE_INITRD).d/etc/passwd
 	echo "www::1:1:www:/var/www:sh" >> $(LIVE_INITRD).d/etc/passwd
+	echo "_ntp::2:2:_ntp:/var/empty:sh" >> $(LIVE_INITRD).d/etc/passwd
 	echo "root::0:root" > $(LIVE_INITRD).d/etc/group
 	echo "www::1:www" >> $(LIVE_INITRD).d/etc/group
+	echo "_ntp::2:_ntp" >> $(LIVE_INITRD).d/etc/group
 	mkdir -p $(LIVE_INITRD).d/home
 	mkdir -p $(LIVE_INITRD).d/root -m 700
 	cp -RT "$(SYSROOT)/etc/skel" $(LIVE_INITRD).d/root
diff --git a/build-aux/ports.conf b/build-aux/ports.conf
index dba9895e..76a59bd4 100644
--- a/build-aux/ports.conf
+++ b/build-aux/ports.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 set_minimal="cut dash e2fsprogs grep grub mdocml sed xargs"
-set_basic="$set_minimal binutils bison bzip2 diffutils ed flex gawk gcc git gzip libcurl libcurses libssl libstdc++ nano make patch pkg-config ssh tar vim wget xz xorriso"
+set_basic="$set_minimal binutils bison bzip2 diffutils ed flex gawk gcc git gzip libcurl libcurses libssl libstdc++ nano ntpd make patch pkg-config ssh tar vim wget xz xorriso"
 sets="basic minimal"