diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/config/system b/package/base-files/files/etc/config/system
index ad51db5bd8c..314f2918701 100644
--- a/package/base-files/files/etc/config/system
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/config/system
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ config system
 	option hostname	OpenWrt
 	option timezone	UTC
 
-config timeserver
+config timeserver ntp
 	list server	0.openwrt.pool.ntp.org
 	list server	1.openwrt.pool.ntp.org
 	list server	2.openwrt.pool.ntp.org
diff --git a/target/linux/adm5120/base-files/etc/config/system b/target/linux/adm5120/base-files/etc/config/system
index e7757d3da15..ea54ca1dc55 100644
--- a/target/linux/adm5120/base-files/etc/config/system
+++ b/target/linux/adm5120/base-files/etc/config/system
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ config system
 	option hostname	OpenWrt
 	option timezone	UTC
 
-config timeserver
+config timeserver ntp
 	list server	0.openwrt.pool.ntp.org
 	list server	1.openwrt.pool.ntp.org
 	list server	2.openwrt.pool.ntp.org
diff --git a/target/linux/at91/flexibity/base-files/etc/config/system b/target/linux/at91/flexibity/base-files/etc/config/system
index 18f1f0effc8..ba7e87c629e 100644
--- a/target/linux/at91/flexibity/base-files/etc/config/system
+++ b/target/linux/at91/flexibity/base-files/etc/config/system
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ config 'system'
 	option 'timezone' 'UTC'
 	option 'hostname' 'flexibity'
 
-config timeserver
+config timeserver ntp
 	list server	0.openwrt.pool.ntp.org
 	list server	1.openwrt.pool.ntp.org
 	list server	2.openwrt.pool.ntp.org
diff --git a/target/linux/atheros/base-files/etc/config/system b/target/linux/atheros/base-files/etc/config/system
index faf5d676c76..1d29ad8c395 100644
--- a/target/linux/atheros/base-files/etc/config/system
+++ b/target/linux/atheros/base-files/etc/config/system
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ config system
 	option hostname OpenWrt
 	option timezone UTC
 
-config timeserver
+config timeserver ntp
 	list server	0.openwrt.pool.ntp.org
 	list server	1.openwrt.pool.ntp.org
 	list server	2.openwrt.pool.ntp.org
diff --git a/target/linux/kirkwood/base-files-Dockstar/etc/config/system b/target/linux/kirkwood/base-files-Dockstar/etc/config/system
index 7724007682b..81ac978392c 100644
--- a/target/linux/kirkwood/base-files-Dockstar/etc/config/system
+++ b/target/linux/kirkwood/base-files-Dockstar/etc/config/system
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ config system
         option 'hostname' 'OpenWrt'
         option 'timezone' 'UTC'
 
-config timeserver
+config timeserver ntp
 	list server	0.openwrt.pool.ntp.org
 	list server	1.openwrt.pool.ntp.org
 	list server	2.openwrt.pool.ntp.org
diff --git a/target/linux/x86/alix2/base-files/etc/config/system b/target/linux/x86/alix2/base-files/etc/config/system
index c952b973304..473586e29a1 100644
--- a/target/linux/x86/alix2/base-files/etc/config/system
+++ b/target/linux/x86/alix2/base-files/etc/config/system
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ config system
 	option hostname	OpenWrt
 	option timezone	UTC
 
-config timeserver
+config timeserver ntp
 	list server	0.openwrt.pool.ntp.org
 	list server	1.openwrt.pool.ntp.org
 	list server	2.openwrt.pool.ntp.org