diff --git a/meta-systemd/meta-oe/recipes-support/ntp/ntp/ntpdate.service b/meta-systemd/meta-oe/recipes-support/ntp/ntp/ntpdate.service
index b2bc632..a48d11d 100644
--- a/meta-systemd/meta-oe/recipes-support/ntp/ntp/ntpdate.service
+++ b/meta-systemd/meta-oe/recipes-support/ntp/ntp/ntpdate.service
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Network Time Service (one-shot ntpdate mode)
+Requires=network.target
 Before=ntpd.service
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/ntpd -q -g -x
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/ntpdate pool.ntp.org
 RemainAfterExit=yes
 
 [Install]