diff --git a/src/etc/rc.conf b/src/etc/rc.conf
index c3f9d718..1642fd8c 100644
--- a/src/etc/rc.conf
+++ b/src/etc/rc.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh -
 #
-#	$OpenBSD: rc.conf,v 1.30 1998/09/17 03:46:34 pattonme Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: rc.conf,v 1.31 1998/09/18 23:52:01 deraadt Exp $
 
 # set these to "NO" to turn them off.  otherwise, they're used as flags
 routed_flags=NO		# for 'normal' use: routed_flags="-q"
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ inetd=YES		# almost always needed
 lpd=NO			# printing daemons
 check_quotas=YES	# NO may be desireable in some YP environments
 sshd=YES		# run sshd if it exists
+ntpd=YES		# run ntpd if it exists
 
 # miscellaneous other flags
 # only used if the appropriate server is marked YES above
diff --git a/src/etc/rc.securelevel b/src/etc/rc.securelevel
index 3380b9a3..9e835ea7 100644
--- a/src/etc/rc.securelevel
+++ b/src/etc/rc.securelevel
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$OpenBSD: rc.securelevel,v 1.9 1998/03/25 23:08:12 deraadt Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: rc.securelevel,v 1.10 1998/09/18 23:52:01 deraadt Exp $
 #
 # site-specific startup actions, daemons, and other things which
 # can be done BEFORE your system goes into securemode.  For actions
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ echo -n 'starting pre-securelevel daemons:'
 
 # Former ntpd versions was called xntpd, change the ntpd references below
 # to xntpd if you run such a version.
-#if [ -x /usr/local/sbin/ntpd ]; then
-#       /usr/local/sbin/tickadj -Aq
-#       echo -n ' ntpd';       /usr/local/sbin/ntpd
-#fi
+if [ X"${ntpd}" == X"YES" -x /usr/local/sbin/ntpd ]; then
+       /usr/local/sbin/tickadj -Aq
+       echo -n ' ntpd';       /usr/local/sbin/ntpd
+fi
 
 echo '.'